claim: "americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
author: hillary clinton
evidence_1: sep 22, 2014 ... in 1988, the typical american adult was 40 years old, white and married, with a  high school diploma. if he was a man, he probably ... the american middle class  hasn't gotten a raise in 15 years. by ben casselman .... and middle class  incomes haven't just been stagnant. the middle class itself has also ...
evidence_2: mar 24, 2016 ... the december 2007 recession destroyed arizona's housing market, also drying  up construction jobs. hillary clinton made a similar statement in a campaign  advertisement in february, noting that americans haven't had a "raise in 15 years ." politifact found an increase in weekly earnings between january ...
evidence_3: apr 30, 2016 ... mark twain is credited with saying “figures don't lie, but liars figure.” if he were  around today twain's quote might go something like this: “figures...
evidence_4: mar 11, 2016 ... as democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton pledged to "root out" several  barriers to progress in a tv ad that aired ahead of the south carolina primary in  february, she offered one specific statistic to underscore the challenges facing  average americans. "americans haven't had a raise in 15 years," ...
evidence_5: nov 15, 2017 ... the report also found just over 40 percent of americans can pay for an  unexpected expense from their savings. ... over half of americans haven't had a  raise in a year. november 15 ... a new report from bankrate found more than  half of american workers went without a salary increase during that time.