Today's leading real-world retailer, Wal-Mart, uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities, which it has used to crush its competition.
You know, without China there is no Wal-Mart and without Wal-Mart there is no middle class and lower class prosperity in the United States.
People have to follow their hearts, and if their hearts lead them to Wal-Mart, so be it.
My dream was to go to Nashville. I had my sights set on my dream. I used to have an '89 Toyota Ford truck. On the front of the truck, I had this license plate with cowboy boots and a guitar that I had airbrushed at Wal-Mart. It said 'Chasin' A Dream.' That was kind of my motto.
Wal-Mart impoverished its own customer base. Google is facing exactly the same issue long-term, although not yet.
I would guess that any criticism about Wal-Mart could have some element of truth with 1,500,000 people.
At Wal-Mart, it goes back to Sam Walton and the foundation and business model that we simply operate for less, or everyday low cost. We're known for operating in a very efficient way and then giving those savings to customers.
I have committed my life to helping the poor, and I believe that if more companies followed Wal-Mart's lead in providing opportunity and savings to those who need it most, more Americans battling poverty would realize the American dream.
I love Wal-Mart. You can put that down. I love Wal-Mart. My husband and I hang out there.
If Wal-Mart invests a billion dollars and others invest $100 million, Wal-Mart is going to grow more.