The response:

Yes: 2

Yes, with some changes: 11

No: 8

ON THE WEB:

Yes: 35

Yes, with some changes: 8

No: 122

NOTABLE QUOTABLES:

“I do not believe that health care should be mandatory. I believe that we should have a choice. What about the people that work for small companies that cannot afford to carry insurance for their employees? Are we headed to an era in America where only large corporations will exist?”

— Ashley Mace Smith

“Definitely not. England and Canada have already gone down that road and the long lines and red tape make it a medical nightmare for many people there. I know they say it will not be the same here, but most likely it will if this is passed. We still have the best health care system probably in the world, even with all of its problems. I am not against legislation to regulate insurance to some degree, but this legislation is a disaster.”

— Joel Mundy



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