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Answer: government's balance is 10; private sector's balance is -12; foreign sector's balance is 2
Domestic
Government Private Foreign
\ / \ / \ /
\ / Spend: 90 \ / Import: 5 \ /
\ $ 10 / ---------> \ $ -12 / ---------> \ $ 2 /
\ / Tax: 100 \ / Export: 3 \ /
\ / <--------- \ / <--------- \ /
\__________/ \__________/ \__________/
$ 10 + $ -12 + $ 2 ≡ 0
The sector balances sum to 0
Government sector has run a surplus, but domestic private sector now runs steep deficit
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