claim: "poverty levels (are) at an all-time high."
author: bernie sanders
evidence_1: jan 23, 2013 ... in an interview with msnbc's thomas roberts, sen. bernie sanders, i-vt., said  that “poverty levels (are) at an all-time high.” we checked to see ...
evidence_2: jan 7, 2014 ... the poverty rate has stood at 15 percent for three consecutive years, the first time  that has happened since the mid-1960s. the poverty rate in ...
evidence_3: sep 12, 2012 ... the government says that the poverty rate for 2011 was 15 percent, ... he notes  that the census bureau credits a shift from part-time to full-time jobs, ... but that's  all part of the ongoing presidential campaign debate — how ...
evidence_4: oct 28, 2014 ... the u.s. childhood poverty rate hit its highest level in 20 years back in 2010 and  it's showing no signs of letting up, a recent report concluded.
evidence_5: mar 18, 2017 ... here i was very shocked by the title "all time low" - thinking good news being  reported by a ... shouldnt it be poverty levels hit an all-time high?