Presented by. Netflix released the second season of Orange Is the New Black in the wee hours last Friday morning. We've been tackling the episodes in small chunks, the better to binge responsibly. CLICK HERE for episodes 1-4.
In the period since 1993, the percentage of people living in families receiving âwelfareâ (TANF, SSI and/or SNAP) hit its lowest level in 2000, when it was 12.5 percent, according to the report. Between then and 2011, it climbed to its highest-yet-recorded rate of 23.1 percent.
1 The top fifth of the population receives 66 percent of tax-expenditure benefits (compared to 10 percent of entitlement benefits).  The middle 60 percent of the population receives a little over 31 percent of tax-expenditure benefits (compared to 58 percent of entitlement benefits).