I don't have a problem with health care for the elderly as well as poor children. As for losing your house, it is my understanding that even if you file for bankruptcy, you retain your house. I have no problem with the feds laying claim on my property, upon my demise of course, to pay for that portion of my care the gov has paid for. My wife and I have had a few conversations about acting, in accordance with law, to shield our home/belongings from the feds in the event we had to be placed in a nursing home or hospital and could not pay. However, that poses a problem of conscience for me.
As for poor adults....I don't even mind the gov providing some type of supplemental insurance IF they work. At that point, I also believe the gov has the right to not only require them to work, but even tell them what job(s) they have to do. There are plenty of cigarette butts that need to be picked up. Plenty of roadsides that need to be cleaned. Plenty of hard working women that need childcare.