Since there is no background information, I would assume they could be going on strike.
One economic problem was that businesses were not as healthy. People started losing money because they had numerous investors and they couldn't find a way to pay them back because they couldn't earn as much as they received in investments which caused investors to lose money in reality which harmed the businesses.
Another is that the consumers were indebted more than it was normal. People were spending more and more money and they in reality didn't have this money earned so the debt started increasing dramatically and when they couldn't pay back the debts the bubble burst and an economic crisis was introduced.
It was to show the reader how to maintain political power
You have to be a us citizen,over the age of 18 and not in jail
