That would be extremely hard to RP without Meta Gaming. Also, as David said, this is supposed to be a very depressing atmosphere, living as prisoners in your own home, and this virtually unstoppable government that controls everything that happens to the world.

I think this is a good idea, but will probably result in a bad execution.

Now, I am completely new at HL2 roleplay, so bear with me if I get this entire thing wrong. Citizens are supposed to create businesses, yes? And to get businesses, you need 160 tokens. I've been told that the only way to make money is to sell something through your business, so how do you even get enough money to create a business?! This confounds me to a great extent. Thank'ee.