Society has devolved into a mad max-esque hell-scape in which the strong run roughshod over the weak. In the absence of the State Leviathan, society is dominated by a handful of individuals and corporations that control virtually all wealth. Government officials seem unable, or unwilling, to curb their predations.

Meanwhile national infrastructure is crumbling. Schools fall apart, or take on the appearance and feel of prisons, themselves full to capacity. Yet in spite of this unemployment is staggeringly high. Homeless wander the streets of every major city. Citizens find themselves subject to the whims of their corporate overlords. Many lack basic necessities like adequate healthcare, and millions of children go hungry.

In short things are basically like they were yesterday.