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There are two types of people in the world, people that work for companies and people who work for nonprofit agencies and the government. Basically everyone in my family started out their careers with a government job  and I plan to follow suit. Most people in the U.S. end up working for corporations or small businesses. Demographically speaking, the poorest, richest, least educated, and the smartest people end up working in a for profit industry. On the other hand, government jobs are jobs for the middle class, while people that work in the nonprofit agencies usually don’t stay there for long. Take for example Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, and the Salvation Army. What makes people decide between nonprofit agencies, a government job, or working in the private sector? I think it has something to do with money, job security, and persons’ choices. Obviously someone who loves political science would want some experience in government, and someone who is interested in finance would probably want to work for a large corporation. But what motivates lawyers, doctors, teachers, accountants, mangers, and everyone else to choose between the two?