{"article":{"id":247079,"heading":"BTL:&quot;Gang of Six&quot; Senate Debt Ceiling Deal Would Make Deep Cuts to Social Security Benefit","author":"Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http","created":"2011-07-23 16:34:42","modified":"2013-11-11 01:06:34","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:06:34","article":"<p>\"Gang of Six\" Senate Debt Ceiling Deal Would Make Deep Cuts to Social Security Benefits <br><br> Interview with Eric Kingson, co-director of the Strengthen Social Security Campaign, conducted by Scott Harris  <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> With dire warnings from economists about an imploding economy, and threats by ratings agencies Moody&rsquo;s and Standard and Poor's to downgrade Washington&rsquo;s sterling credit rating, the White House and Congress have not yet negotiated a deal to raise the federal government&rsquo;s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. With less than two weeks left before the Aug. 2 deadline, President Obama expressed hope that an agreement would be reached to raise the debt ceiling in time.   <br><br> Story continues <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2011\/seg\/110729af-btl-kingson.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2011\/seg\/110729af-btl-kingson.html<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"mail(AT)btlonline(DOT)org","link":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","address":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Interview with Eric Kingson, co-director of the Strengthen Social Security Campaign, conducted by Scott Harris","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2011\/07\/247079.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}