I don't know whether any of you will actually know for certain the answers to any of these questions, but they're things I'm curious about, since the insurance commissioner of my state (WA) today announced that he won't let Obama's change derail tyranny here (IE: He won't allow our insurance companies to continue to sell us the products we ****ing want)

As I've previously mentioned, the "Affordable" Care Act was set to double my health insurance costs. An increase of more than $5,000 per year. So, for a brief couple of hours today, I was quite happy thinking I'd be allowed to continue to make MY OWN DAMN DECISIONS for another year... then our local petty tyrant made his announcement. Now I'm livid again.

So now, I'm toying with the idea of establishing residency in a state which has no income tax (like mine) and still believes in freedom (unlike mine) in order to avoid getting fleeced on insurance in 2014. Here come the questions:

Question 1: I'm not exactly clear on it, but it sort of sounds like perhaps only people who *already had* a "substandard" plan can keep that *very same* plan. Is that correct, or would an insurance company in another state be allowed to sell me a perfectly good "substandard" plan which suits my needs?

Question 2: How long does it take to establish residency in say.. Nevada or Texas? Would I even be able to do so before Lord Obama's mandate kicks in this January?

Question 3: What exactly would I need to do in order to establish residency in one of those states. Obviously, I'm not going to rent an apartment I don't use in another state just to save myself 5k per year on my insurance bill, but could I buy a small chunk of land, put a cheap trailer (or hell.. a tent) on it, and declare that this is now my home? If I found a cheap piece of land that will hold it's value for a year, this would make financial sense.

I think those are my only three questions. As I drink more and become more angry, there may be more questions :)

And oh yeah.. Bonus!

I am not sure but I am guessing the answer to your questions are NO

I'd say you're gonna get plowed by ObamaCare, dude.

I don't think that you can buy insurance that way without them claiming it's null and void upon discovering that you live elsewhere and then you aren't covered at all and are open to charges of insurance fraud.

And then you get fined by that towelhead in the White House.

I'm still unsure why we all who are PERFECTLY HAPPY with our healthcare can't just keep it. Then, allow people without healthcare presently and/or with pre-existing conditions to sign up for Obamacare.

Win/Win right?

Because that's what the towelhead in the White House wanted. He wanted to bankrupt the American Government, and what better way to do it than to raise the cost of healthcare for everyone, then spend the tax money on subsidies for high priced healthcare insurance.

There's more to this than meets the eye.

just leftovers from FDR. easiest way to keep people dependent on the government is to make sure that they don't have any money to spend.