When commodity prices boomed in the middle of the last decade, the rule called for huge budget surpluses – which Chile achieved, repaying almost all of its public debt and accumulating a sizable rainy-day fund. When the financial crisis came, Chile was able to mount an aggressive fiscal stimulus without so much as a hiccup from financial markets.
2005年左右，商品价格出现了大繁荣，根据规则，智利应该保持巨大的预算盈余。智利也的确做到了，偿还了几乎所有公共债务，还攒下了一大笔备用资金。当金融危机爆发后，智利还有钱实施激进的财政刺激，抵抗金融市场的不利局面。