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[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Loads of countries have budget surpluses.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Loads? These aren't exactly major nations here and the bigger ones are oil producers.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-top-budget-surplus.html

[–] herr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I asked which ones. Denmark has a surplus, but that's accidental and no one's trying to keep it that way.

And if you're about to give Qatar as an example, the point is moot.

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This doesn't answer the question.