The primary asset of a government is its prerogative to pass legislation. The Bush administration has turned over policy decisions to organizations that are funded by corporations and are made up of corporate lobbyists. These corporate representatives steer legislation to their advantage so that they can pollute more, avoid liability for dangerous products and incompetence, take advantage of workers, etc.
In return for control of the government, these corporations make huge donations to the election coffers of Republican candidates. They also make lucrative job offers to Rupblican agency operatives who have positions that allow them to modify government regulations for the benefit of the company.
In essence, they sell the governance of America to corporations in return for personal gain.
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The primary assets of a company are its facilities and its workforce. Inscrutable corporate executives take over a company, sell it's assets and ship its jobs overseas. (Workers are being displaced, salaries are decreasing and health insurance co pays are increasing while at the same time corporate CEO pay is rising astronomically.)
Then they allocate the money from the sale of the assets for executive salaries, perks, stock options, etc. Then they retire wealthy and leave a hollow company for the employees that remain.
In essence they sell the core of the company in return for personal gain.
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