In The Days

• Source: NY Times
• News Date: 1/2/10
• Author: Jason DeParle, Matthew Ericson and Robert Gebeloff
• Submitted By: Phil

Food stamp programs in 30 states and the District of Columbia provided data on the number of recipients who had no other cash income in 2007 and 2009. These numbers reflect not only the economic conditions in various states, but also the extent to which food stamp recipients qualify for other safety net programs, such as welfare or unemployment compensation.

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Perplexity

“…upon the earth distress•Strongs 4928: sunoche, soon-okh-ay´; from 4912; restraint, i.e. (figuratively) anxiety: — anguish, distress. of nations, with perplexity•Strongs 640: aporia, ap-or-ee´-a; from the same as 639; a (state of) quandary:—perplexity.
•Strongs 639: aporeo, ap-or-eh´-o; from a compound of 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 4198; to have no way out, i.e. be at a loss (mentally):— (stand in) doubt, be perplexed….”
—Luke 21:25

Famines and Troubles

“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines•Strongs 3042:limos, lee-mos´; probably from 3007 (through the idea of destitution); a scarcity of food:—dearth, famine, hunger. and troubles•Strongs 5016: tarache, tar-akh-ay´; feminine from 5015; disturbance, i.e. (of water) roiling, or (of a mob) sedition:—trouble(-ing). these are the beginnings of sorrows•Strongs 5604 din, o-deen´; akin to 3601; a pang or throe, especially of childbirth:—pain, sorrow, travail.
•Strongs 3601: odune, od-oo´-nay; from 1416; grief (as dejecting):—sorrow..”
—Mark 13:8

Number of food stamp recipients with no other cash income

State June 2007 June 2009 Change
Alaska 10,157 12,722 +25%
Colorado 43,346 61,098 +41%
Delaware 11,969 15,317 +28%
District of Columbia 19,978 26,906 +35%
Florida 195,534 415,608 +113%
Illinois 277,720 334,583 +20%
Iowa 38,693 51,067 +32%
Kansas 20,630 31,120 +51%
Kentucky 105,703 135,374 +28%
Louisiana 52,549 58,223 +11%
Maine 16,013 23,332 +46%
Maryland 55,627 83,849 +51%
Massachusetts 90,395 139,758 +55%
Michigan 163,632 261,026 +60%
Minnesota 23,559 43,997 +87%
Missouri 139,418 165,903 +19%
Nevada 17,434 47,599 +173%
New Jersey 94,665 101,357 +7%
New Mexico 27,727 44,257 +60%
New York 170,330 338,989 +99%
North Carolina 153,764 216,724 +41%
Ohio 229,587 314,200 +37%
Oklahoma 83,516 98,565 +18%
South Carolina 101,380 138,062 +36%
Tennessee 73,193 121,513 +66%
Utah 21,028 39,321 +87%
Vermont 2,843 4,709 +66%
Washington 132,081 205,738 +56%
West Virginia 39,706 50,090 +26%
Wisconsin 55,898 87,402 +56%
Wyoming 3,415 5,119 +50%