acountryisbetteroffrunningacurrentaccountsurplusthanadeficit?doyouagreeordisagree?why

Question

a country is better off running a current account surplus than a deficit?
do you agree or disagree?why

Answer 1

Partially disagree.
Sometimes, a deficit is good and exciting.
Running a deficit sometimes wake people up, and makes people work harder. Therefore it is good.
Running a surplus can make people lazy and complacent. Therefore, it is bad.