Quiet thoughts

```
Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government, freedom.
At the end of the 1980s, a wave of change encompassed a country boy from the Rust Belt.
As the gate for upward mobility was on the verge of closing, he struggled to move forward.
College, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship; HP, Apple, Microsoft.
To become part of the 1%, or even 0.1%, he sacrificed a lot, but also gained a lot.
```

American History 1988

It was now December, just a few days shy of Christmas.


If it hadn't been for the Intuit matter, Dean might have already started his vacation.


But just as he wrapped up those issues and was ready to catch up on the news before concluding his work for the year, a headline on Fox News caught his eye.


"Governor of Arkansas, Democratic candidate Clinton, suspected of long-term extramarital affair!"


Seeing this news headline, Dean's first reaction was a sense of, "At last, it's come."


Honestly, given Clinton's nature, Dean wouldn't be surprised by even more outrageous news about him.


These politicians, Wall Street elites, Dean had heard quite a bit about their behind-the-scenes shenanigans.


As his net worth skyrocketed and his social standing climbed, such whispers naturally found their way to his ears.


So now, Dean's threshold for shocking news headlines had increased.


Chapter 254: Made the Headlines