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Death panel

A political catchphrase from the health-care debate; John says death panels are not in the bill and that arguing about them distracts from the real issue, and Hank later reuses the phrase in a song about old cars.

Early context: John says death panels are not in the bill, and that the unsophisticated debate about them has distracted from a large and significant issue. — Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG 00:00:53

borrowed slang / meme (political catchphrase) · in 3 videos, 2009–2015 · last heard 2015

Videos per year: 2009: 2 · 2015: 1

Forms heard

How the speakers say this one item, as transcribed from the videos, in order of first appearance.

form videos first heard last heard
“death panels” 1 2009-08-16 · Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG 00:00:53
“death panel” 2 2009-08-26 · DEMOLITION DERBY! 00:01:23 2015-03-24 · Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later 00:04:44

Every video

2009

date video use what is said
2009-08-16 Health Care Overhaul Summarized Via MASSIVE PIG 00:00:53 mention John says death panels are not in the bill, and that the unsophisticated debate about them has distracted from a large and significant issue.
2009-08-26 DEMOLITION DERBY! 00:01:23 mention The song jokes that old cars shouldn't let a 'death panel' choose how they die; Cash for Clunkers pays four thousand bucks, but the demolition derby is a more exciting way to ditch them.

2015

date video use what is said
2015-03-24 Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later 00:04:44 mention John says predictions of health-system collapse and "death panels" have not come true; US uninsurance rates have dropped dramatically and early signs show the law improving health in some sectors.