http://rokdrop.com/2008/12/29/usfk-cost-sharing-deal-reached-with-korean-government/ Korea From North to South Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://rokdrop.com/2008/12/29/usfk-cost-sharing-deal-reached-with-korean-government/comment-page-1/#comment-268136 Dave Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:19:13 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=10485#comment-268136 And we thought a $500 hammer is expensive. And we thought a $500 hammer is expensive.

]]> http://rokdrop.com/2008/12/29/usfk-cost-sharing-deal-reached-with-korean-government/comment-page-1/#comment-267687 Unsatisfied LG DACOM Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:21:50 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=10485#comment-267687 It's all a part of the Special Measures Agreement. There are certain costs that are shared between the two governments. A lot of maintenance and transportation support is funded through cost sharing, as are the Korean GS wages, to a degree. Replacing $$ with goods is feasible in some cases. The ROK government could fork over heating oil, for example, and save USFK a boatload of money for all of the facilities still heated with oil (there are a lot). It's all a part of the Special Measures Agreement. There are certain costs that are shared between the two governments. A lot of maintenance and transportation support is funded through cost sharing, as are the Korean GS wages, to a degree. Replacing $$ with goods is feasible in some cases. The ROK government could fork over heating oil, for example, and save USFK a boatload of money for all of the facilities still heated with oil (there are a lot).

]]>