They're isolated from normal sources of support, struggling, seeing a good portion of their income go to rent. Their private lives get put on the back burner.

I think Thomas Paine would clearly support an international coalition removing Iraq leader Saddam Hussein from power, but he would not have supported the way this administration pursued the war in Iraq.

In South Korea, rice farmers get large income support from the government, which also leads to higher prices of rice in the domestic market. Obviously, farmers don't want to dismantle such barriers.

Areas with a larger personal income can support more stores. A higher level of per capita income can support luxury-type stores.

This year online shopping has gone mainstream, where we're seeing a greater percentage of consumers from different age and income demographics buying on the Internet.

There's a tremendous toll on the human side that start-ups take on people. And it just didn't seem like something that was being addressed.