a few posts back i presented an article describing possible reaction from those told they have a new cost to pay, and here is the direct depiction of the birth of those costs where the occupied pay for the privilege;


President Trump has ordered his administration to draw up formal demands for Germany, Japan and all other countries hosting American troops to pay the full price of US soldiers deployed on their soil, along with a 50% premium for the privilege of hosting them, reports Bloomberg, citing a dozen administration officials and people briefed on the matter.

President Donald Trump speaks to troops at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (Photo by Brian Ferguson via Stars and Stripes)

In some cases, nations hosting American forces could be asked to pay five to six times as much as they do now under the “Cost Plus 50” formula. -Bloomberg

Trump has long-complained that countries hosting US troops aren't paying enough, to the point where he nearly derailed recent talks with South Korea over how much they're paying for the 28,000 US troops on their soil - overruling his negotiators and telling National Security Advisor John Bolton "We want cost plus 50."..........https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-08/trump-may-charge-allies-600-more-hosting-us-troops