“For an economic recovery program to be effective, it must not only create a short-term economic boost but also generate lasting value. Home Star would accomplish that by breaking down the key barrier between homeowners and money-saving retrofits: upfront costs.” HomeValuesStarsTermEconomicKeysCostProgramAccomplishRecoverySavingBarriersLastingBreaking DownShort TermSaving MoneyBoostHomeownersEconomic Recovery Author:Peter Welch
“Only a large-volume market like space travel can attack the barrier of high costs.” SpaceCostBarriersVolumeSpace Travel Author:Buzz Aldrin
“Most people who live at the border or are familiar with the border know that a Berlin-like wall stretching from San Diego to Brownsville is not necessary. And the costs would be prohibitive. And there are places on the border, such as the Arizona desert or the open terrain around the Big Bend in South Texas, where Mother Nature has created her own barrier that is not easily passable. Or if you do pass through it, you are easily detected.” PeopleIfsKnowsBigsWould BeMotherWallCostSouthFamiliarDesertBordersBarriersTexasBerlinStretchingMother NatureArizonaTerrainSan Diego Author:Alan Bersin
“And in truth (as I now see) I had the wish to put off my journey as long as I could. Not for any peril or labour it might cost; but because I could see nothing in the whole world for me to do once it was accomplished. AS long as this act lay before me, there was, as it were, some barrier between me and the dead desert which the rest of my life must be.” WorldLongWholeMightWishJourneyCostLaysWhole WorldDesertAccomplishedLabourBarriersPerilMy Journey Author:C. S. Lewis