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Re: Speaking to a small group of conference attendees and ThinkProgress during lunch on Saturday, Bachmann outlined how the Republican Party and its 2012 nominee must address the national debt. Bachmann referenced Glenn Beck, who falsely warned about a $107 trillion in supposed “unfunded liabilities” from Social Security and Medicare. She then called for a “reorganization” of entitlements where people “already in the system” would continue to receive benefits, but “everybody else” would be weaned off:

Well I say we put it to a national vote. How many people in Bachman's district do you think will like this idea:

"We can fix the deficit, folks! All it takes is for you 55-65 year olds to give up on your retirement prospects. How's that sound?"

"And for you 45-55 year olds, you still have time to work on retirement if you work twice as hard. And you know all those paychecks you've been putting into Social Security? Those will get to pay for someone else's benefits, but sorry - you're below the cutoff."

"And lastly, for you 30-45 year olds, get ready to work 3x as hard, because now you have to take care of Mom and Dad, since they won't be retiring any time soon, and now they won't have Medicare to pay for doctor's bills."

"Everybody happy, yet?"