That is seventeen five – your half of the thirty-five thousand. Plus there’s an extra fifteen in there, it’s all yours, you’ve earned it. We made a deal. That’s right. Because I think that we can do business together – we came to an understanding. Take a look at the money in your hand. Now just imagine making that every week. That’s right. Two pounds a week, thirty-five thousand a pound.
Look… I feel like I’m running out of ways to explain this to you but once more, I shall try. This fly is a major problem for us. It will ruin our batch.
And we need to destroy it and every trace of it, so we can cook. Failing that, we’re dead. There’s no more room for error. Not with these people.
That is seventeen five – your half of the thirty-five thousand.
Plus there’s an extra fifteen in there, it’s all yours, you’ve earned it.
Because I think that we can do business together – we came to an understanding.
Take a look at the money in your hand. Now just imagine making that every week.
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JCA Blog / By JCA / August 13, 2025
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Faces an Uncertain Future The Jewish Council for the Aging had to furlough 34 participants in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) on July 1, because of a delay in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor. For more than 50 years, SCSEP has been the only federal …
JCA Blog / By JCA / August 12, 2025
Plan Ahead With Our Guide to Caregiving and Other Arrangements for Your Golden Years by Suzanne Pollak for the Washington Jewish Week The tables are turning. You’ve guided your children through to adulthood, and now it just may be time to plan for your coming years. No one likes to think they are getting old, …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / August 11, 2025
Overuse of digital gadgets harms teenagers, research suggests. But ubiquitous technology may be helping older Americans stay sharp. by Paula Span for the New York Times It started with a high school typing course. Wanda Woods enrolled because her father advised that typing proficiency would lead to jobs. Sure enough, the federal Environmental Protection Agency …
JCA Blog / By JCA / August 5, 2025
from the National Council on Aging You may already know about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—an important government-funded benefit that helps income-eligible households afford the food they need to maintain good health. But have you heard about the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)? If you receive food stamps or participate in another means-tested assistance program, …
JCA Blog / By JCA / August 1, 2025
Routine screenings after 75 often cause more problems than the diseases they detect by Tega Egwabor for rollingout Next 25 The modern healthcare system operates on a fundamental belief that more testing equals better care, especially for older adults. This approach, while well-intentioned, has created an unexpected crisis where the pursuit of early detection often …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 31, 2025
Gorlitz Kensington Clubs Provide Meaning and Respite Although many Samuel J. Gorlitz Kensington Clubs (KC) members move on to memory care facilities as their dementia progresses, their caregivers often tell us that their loved one’s membership in the program improved their life and maybe slowed the disease’s progress a bit. JCA’s Kensington Clubs are social-model …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 30, 2025
Nursing homes and home care agencies have lost workers as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections for migrants with temporary legal status. by Madeleine Ngo for the New York Times President Trump’s immigration crackdown is beginning to strain the long-term care workforce, raising concerns about how the effects could ripple across the …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / July 29, 2025
by Leslie Milk for the Beacon A few weeks ago, my 13-year-old grandson left his phone in the refrigerator. He had gone looking for snack, put his phone down on a shelf, and left the phone behind when he closed the refrigerator door. He thought this was hilarious. If it happened to me, I would …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 29, 2025
Older adults are more likely to end up in the ER or hospital when relying on Medicare for this vital service Research shows that one branch of healthcare services can be particularly difficult to access under Medicare — and seniors can pay a high price by Jessica Hall for MarketWatch Mental-healthcare services are more difficult …
JCA Blog / By JCA / July 28, 2025
by Mark Miller for the New York Times Samir Shah is a forecaster — but he’s an expert on the U.S. long-term care industry, not the weather. Right now, he is seeing storm clouds gathering for the Americans who will need help with basic living needs in the years ahead. “Demand is rising at the …