The response:

Only private sources of insurance and care: 3

Only public sources of insurance and care: 4

A mix of private and public sources for insurance and care: 32

ON THE WEB:

Only private sources of insurance and care: 18

Only public sources of insurance and care: 4

A mix of private and public sources for insurance and care: 40

NOTABLE QUOTABLES:

“I believe that the option for the private and public healthcare choice is the best way to go. The good thing with the public option is it would open up healthcare for those who currently can’t afford it. However, my concern is that it will give more control to the government and make it bigger than it already is by putting it into their hands. That’s my concern, but I think it’ll be better than what we have now. I’m just interested to see how it all works out.”

— Miriam Ralda

“Don’t we currently have governement subsidized healthcare for the poor, elderly, and veterans? Oh yeah it’s Medicaid, Medicare and the Veterans Administration. How are those government programs working? Horribly. Do we really need or want to turn our healthcare (and choice) over to the socialists currently in power? NO! I have a job. I pay for my insurance. It sounds cold but unless you want your health decisions made for you it is the only solution. Get a job. Get off the welfare rolls. Sorry, rant over.”

— Joe Rooney

“I believe we need to do things different in the area of health care. But people need to think long and hard before allowing the government to get involved in our health care. i.e. think about the VA hospitals, they’re government run. Scary! One thing we do not need is socialized medicine. The Obama administration can say what they will, but that is the long term goal of his ‘Health Care Plan.’” — Lori Mundy

“If private insurance worked for everyone, I would say yay, capitalism! But it doesn't, so we need a public option to remind those companies what they are SUPPOSED to do, so c, a mix of both.” — Becky Greenspan Slemons

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