Work for LA County or VA versus working for a private hospital, which one is better?

Hi everyone.
I'm a new grad, I'm study for my NCLEX, but I still do not know where I'm going to work. I hear that working for LA county, or any other government hospital, like Veterans, will give you more benefits, but the salary will be less than in a private hospital and probably the ratio of patients is higher in a government hospital..In the other hand, I hear that private hospitals may give more opportunites as well as a better salary. I also hear about the VERSANT program, which is only available in Torrance and White Memorial; this program may help a lot for the transition of student nurse-to-professional nurse, due to the long time of training (almost 5 months) but I really don't know which is better...What do you recommed for a new grad? I will appreciate all your suggestions...
Thanks
Maguti