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Absurdly optimistic view:
1.Exports 2x more important for c/a surplus than import compression. See @RobinBrooksIIF in answers
2.Hard cash always useful!E.g.:
-Trade with China and others
-Pay for weapons/mercenaries
-Pay salaries/pensions without printing money
-Store wealth!
RT @M_C_Klein: The current account surplus is (mostly) the value of exports minus imports. If you restrict what people in a country can import without limiting…
