We had fathers in the home rather than big government playing the role of the father.

I don't presume to be able to prove anyone right or wrong but I can offer some thoughts based on a lot of observation.
First observation; the system is designed to fail. We cannot pay for 330 million people. We cannot buy them cars, pay for their houses, education, vacations, etc...instead, we empower them to contribute to their own success thereby providing for themselves. The founding fathers wisely gave us the blueprints for this model.
The idea of insurance was always just a way for responsible people to contribute to a pool of resources that would be made available to them for specific circumstances and in an amount proportional to the amount they contributed based on statistical data that assured the companies who held the resources a fair profit for their trouble.

Enter the government. Not all people are responsible or resourceful enough to pay into such a system. Sooooo.....FDR gave us Social Security. He even put it in a 'lock box' so those greedy politicians could not spend it unwisely. And it was strictly voluntary. Have you noticed how that 'evolved'? Similar path for Medicare and now Medicaid as states run to the purses of their federal masters.

My belief is our 330 million Americans can be healthy and afford medical bills as they occur if the medical bills reflected the service provided and the people who provide that care weren't the constant target of the bottom feeding scumsucking parasitic lawyers who make more money than the doctors they sue on a regular basis. Also, we could save billions by not giving away this highly overpriced care to illegals.
Pay the Doctor, not the Lawyer. Provide care to Americans. Let non-citizens pay the going rate (and it is not 'zero'). Put big pharmacy on notice that research and development is no longer subsidized and competition will be encouraged. Internationally. Watch the prices tumble. Live a risky lifestyle? That's on you. Include it in the development of the actuarial tables. Preexisting condition? No problem. That is the responsibility of you and your community, family, and church. They would all have more to give if they weren't being robbed by the government in every way possible. The additional benefit to this is that you would know exactly who helped you out and to whom to express your gratitude. Did you notice there is no appreciation for entitlements? Just more demands and anger. There can never be enough.
Sorry, I rant. There is plenty of money to pay for a more honest medical care system. There will never be enough money for the government controlled debacle of health care as it has evolved. Just like Social Security and Medicaid.

You are doing the progressive straw man argument with a bait and switch twist. The government has no business mandating customers for a private market, even health care insurance. The government already has regulations in place for every insurance company out there, as well as every doctor who practices and hospital that provides health care. They regulate tort law that drives up the costs of health care by orders of magnitude. They regulate the pharmaceutical industry. Virtually every aspect of health care already has a densely populated mine field of government regulation associated with it. To have taken over the health insurance industry completely through Obamacare or Obamacare 2.0 was just another power grab in violation of the Constitution.
If our elected elite wished to improve health care, they would have eased restrictions on medical research and opened up medical colleges to free market competitive enrollment (oh, you did not know the government controls med school enrollment?). If they wanted to make medical insurance more affordable they would have passed tort reform for medical malpractice and allowed free market sales of policies across state lines. As for 'pre-existing conditions', be honest; that is charity or welfare. The small percentage of sick people who have incredible need of medical resources will never pay enough to an insurance company to pay them back. Or the taxpayer, if that is who must now subsidize them, as has been the practice in the past. That is not insurance. There can be no meaningful actuarial tables that includes that population of folks. Call it what it is, welfare. Not necessarily a bad thing, but at least let's be honest. The government counted on this impossible mix of consumers to give them what they really wanted: government provided single payer health care after the inevitable collapse of the insurance 'market'.
The government has no interest in your health care or your insurance. They are only interested in control. Control of you is only possible when only they have what you need and they mandate that you come to them for it. This should have sparked a revolution among patriots rather than a debate about our nations health care.

Medical care is not a right in the US per the Constitution. Not that that means anything in today's bizarro world of words not meaning what they say. You do, however, point out the fundamental entry point of leftist control over our lives, including healthcare and insurance: lawyers. They continue to give us the downward spiral we so richly deserve for not limiting their creative interpretations of those words (as they line their pockets). As John Roberts explained in his deciding literary masterpiece, '.....our job is not to ensure you get good legislation, but to give you the legislation you voted for.' You'll notice he no longer considers he Constitution in his gymnastic reasoning. Hence, Obamacare is magically 'Constitutional'. At least by today's standards, which isn't saying much anymore.

Government controlled health care has been the crown jewel of the progressive/socialist victory over America for generations. It currently comprises 1/6 of the entire economy and allows, literally, life and death decision making control over the peasants. What more could they ask for? I guess we'll find out soon enough now that they got what they wanted.

Did anyone else notice the whole 'Repeal Obamacare' thing morphed into 'Repeal and Replace' as if that was what We the People must have really meant?

Well, since it is now a Constitutinally mandated right, then the government has an obligation to us all to ensure you are exercising your right in a responsible manner. No more fast food, smoking, alcohol, etc...and we will need 'monitors' to make sure you live that required lifestyle too. Shouldn't be that hard since we already have police in the government schools (another right) and serve breakfast and lunch there (another right). We'll just have them keep an eye on you after school in those other government programs so that your health is within approved guidelines.
You have the right to travel, so TSA is there to help. All those expenditures to the 'enormous monoliths ' of federal agencies are based on ensuring we can exercise our 'rights'. At it's foundation, some professional politician satisfied a special interest to find a way to justify another government agency or expenditure to secure our 'rights'.
The missing piece to this puzzle, that has been missing for about a hundred years, is the citizens responsibility to limit the inevitable growth of government and the tyranny that involves. Until we get that part back into the American character you can bank on being amazed at the expanding role of government in your life. ACA was never about healthcare. It, like gun control, is about control.

Sorry to rain on the parade here but our military is just as infected as our society is. We have Crips and Bloods and MS13 in the military already. The education level of the enlisted and Officer ranks has steadily been declining since our politicians have been mandating that women do certain jobs, blacks do certain jobs, etc....It looks exactly like any other government program today. The upper brass is completely politic rather than military. The only remaining war fighters, and the ones worthy of our reflexive respect, is SOCOM. They, at least, retain the primary skills and integrity we erroneously ascribe to the entire armed forces. Having attended several fallen hero ceremonies, on the FOB, I can tell you there are two very different cultures that are each alive and well in our military. There are the war fighters, who continue to psh on in a professional manner, and there are the rest. The rest are just as deserving of our contempt for the same reasons our decaying society is. I know this is a radical observation, but one that should be made. Without going into the details, I will say I have extensive and recent 'operational experience' to support my opinion.

We've been paying quite a lot for 'no wall' for quite a long time. I'm sure we will be better off with the wall than without.

He made a lot of money, employed a lot of people and built a lot of hotels. All without stealing anything from taxpayers. That, alone, makes him stand out in the crowd of Washington elites. Looking at those unapologetic parasites I'd say he has done quite a lot. And, more importantly, the American people made a very loud and clear statement when we veered from the path of socialism in November 2016. And consider the sheer entertainment value of a Trump presidency.....

The fact you seem to go to great lengths to avoid is that the 'subsidy' your employer provides is part of a package of compensation agreed to by the employer and the employee. The employee can choose not to participate in any plan provided through his employer. Try opting out of Obama Care and you will quickly see he difference. Try not paying the penalties involved for not participating and watch as the Government escalates its enforcement activities against you, up to and including lethal force. John Roberts had to twist the words and logic used in true big brother like fashion to declare this law Constitutional. You, sir, are the one who s being absurd.

As I've pointed out long ago; we are way past the tipping point. I'm in it for the entertainment and Trump is the most entertaining thing that has happened to Washington in 100 years! Go Trump!

Now that we have enabled our diverse factions of citizens, we cannot expect them to give up their culture and embrace the Blended America fantasy. Instead, when Muslims openly say their religion requires that Homosexuals must be killed, I believe them. And they are doing it here and in the lands they have already conquered so as to remove any doubt of their sincerity.
I believe the New Black Panthers are sincere when they say white babies must be killed.
I believe BLM activists when they say white police officers must be killed.
I believe LaRaza when they declare war on the US and intend to populate and immigrate their way to victory.
I believe each of the counter cultural groups that now make up our fractured citizenry who identify with their own tribes instead of with America as a nation because the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates their sincerity.
Our political elite are not abiding by the Oath they took upon entering public office. They are in it for themselves first, last and only. They cannot heal themselves and We the People don't seem interested enough to stop them. Interesting times, folks.

Actually, Barry Hussein, the head gun grabber, had plenty to say and almost immediately after the attack. He and other leftists are following the usual script of not letting a perfectly good tragedy go to waste in their effort to secure their control over the Constitution and We the People. Diversity is the tool being used. These crimes are inevitable in our current PC/Diversity Rules society. I would like to see a little cultural unity again. That is no longer an option.

Might not be so bad.