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Internal Debt and National Wealth
A financial news report states that total corporate debt within Country X, owed entirely to domestic investors and banks, has increased by $500 billion. An analyst on the program argues that this is a negative sign, as the nation's total wealth has now been reduced by this amount. Based on the principle of how internal debt is accounted for in aggregate wealth, explain why the analyst's conclusion is incorrect.
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