"The question is whether those hidden costs keep companies from moving to Mexico," he said.

In 2013 alone, the cost would reach $3 billion and keep climbing after that.

Still the agency's cost kept rising, by 35 percent a year.

The costs of government keep going up, without the problems being solved.

Every year they improve the technology; the costs keep getting lower.

Design issues and cost kept it from being a commercial success.

But the cost of housing in Seattle has kept all three at home.

After the first five years, local governments would have to pay the full costs to keep the new officers.

"I always made money, but the cost of radio time kept going up," he said.

"The high cost is keeping the executive away from his job."