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by occamrazor 3337 days ago
Cutting expenses has not solved the _debt_ problem, but has surely solved the _deficit_. Greece has a strong primary surplus.
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> but has surely solved the _deficit_. Greece has a strong primary surplus.

No, it hasn't. The "primary surplus' doesn't include any debt repayments.

Yes, exactly. I said "too little too late" because a primary surplus doesn't resolve crippling debt - at this point it looks like the debt is far too large to handle with any kind of sensible short-term spending cuts.