In this Minute MBA video from OnlineMBA.com the narrator lays out three reasons why governments are different from businesses. Many have argued that inefficiency in government can be solved if they were run more like a Fortune 500 company like Apple or Microsoft. However, this approach leaves out some very important realities about governing and civil society.

Reason 1: The profit motive doesn't make sense.

On Monday night, the state Legislature and Governor Brown came to a conclusion on the future of California education funding. They compromised on a local control funding formula that looks much different from the Senate proposal in SB 69 and Brown's May revise.

On Monday night, the state Legislature and Governor Brown came to a conclusion on the future of California education funding. They compromised on a local control funding formula that looks much different from the Senate proposal in SB 69 and Brown's May revise.

On Monday night, the state Legislature and Governor Brown came to a conclusion on the future of California education funding. They compromised on a local control funding formula that looks much different from the Senate proposal in SB 69 and Brown's May revise.

On Monday night, the state Legislature and Governor Brown came to a conclusion on the future of California education funding. They compromised on a local control funding formula that looks much different from the Senate proposal in SB 69 and Brown's May revise.

Last week, Rasmussen published the results of a nationwide telephone survey that said six percent of Americans approve -- to some degree -- of Congress' job performance. As bad as these polling results are, Rasmussen is not alone in its findings.

According to the Service Women's Action Network (SWAN), the VA spent nearly $872 million on treatment related to military sexual trauma in 2010 (the last year in which complete data is available). However, these are not the only costs associated with MST; there is a human cost as well.

Most people have heard about the old practice of the canary in the coal mine. Before humans went down in a new mine, a canary in a cage would be lowered down with rope and raised back up. If the canary was alive then there was sufficient oxygen for the miners. If the canary was dead—it was not safe.