It had reversed the 2010 15-plus percent deficit and achieved a small primary surplus (before paying interest), reached growth after four years of recession, and even issued new bonds.

2010年逾15%的财政赤字得到了扭转，实现了少量基本预算盈余(支付利息前)，衰退了四年的经济也重新开始增长，甚至发行了新的债券。

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The Mexicans contended that farm subsidies north of the border, plus a surplus of "dark meat" chicken pieces resulting from affluent America's preference for breast cuts, threatened them with ruin.

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Just a few years later the surplus was gone and the deficit was 200 BUSD plus.

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