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American History 1988

``` 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. ```

Quiet thoughts · Urbano
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418 Chs

Chapter 38: Dean Who Tanks

$19? Per use? Kent Hills's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he looked around; everyone seemed to have a similar expression.

"Dean, although 'ChargeMore' has proven to be very useful, isn't $19 per use a bit too expensive?" As the president of the alliance and the host of the meeting, it was only natural for Kent to voice everyone's concerns.

"No! Kent, it's not expensive at all, in fact, it's a discounted price," Dean explained earnestly, "You all just saw me lightly press a few keys, and then everything appeared.

But what I'm actually doing with each name entered is conducting a background check."

"Background check?" The term was familiar to Kent; he'd worked in a financial insurance company before, where there was a similar department.