1) Actually, minimum wage minimums have not been updated at the same rate as things like cost of living.  That is what the federal minimum wage is STILL set at $7.25 and has been since 2009.
2) You blame Democrats for doing something when the option was nothing.  Republicans and conservative Democrats are against Single Payer - which is what Obama wanted to do in teh first place. The ACA was a compromise to those hard lined Democrats who would not vote for Single Payer. Republicans complained about Obamacare for 7 years and then when it was their turn, they put something together that amazingly takes us a step back, instead of trying to move us forward.  Before the ACA, MILLIONS of people did not have insurance that now do.  Regardless of how well YOU think its working, there are millions of people who think that it is working very well for them, when they have never had the ability or option to have insurance before.

Its a fluid discussion. If you cant handle that, then dont post.