There really should be a community for “Weird america” or something.
I live in Europe, and I donate blood because it’s the fucking right thing to do. Everyone knows someone whose life was saved by a random donor, and every time you donate blood you’re saving someone’s life.
Like there’s literally no reason to not donate it if your body allows it
I’m American and I donate/sell plasma twice a week. $110 each week which is nice extra money for the time, plus I can help people. It’s a win/win as far as I’m concerned.
You’re obviously getting at what the companies make versus what they give me, and yes, they make far more than they give me. The margins are quite high. The machines are also very expensive from what I’ve been told.
Like I told the other person, stop being weird. If you don’t want to do it or think it’s not worth your time, don’t do it.
The thing is, the monetary incentive is necessary because there are not enough people donating - plasma, blood, whatever. So if that’s what’s needed to get people to donate (or whatever else word you want to use), then that’s fine in my books. Both sides get something.
I get the idea of wanting it to be on donation-basis only, but people don’t donate for free as often as when they do. Because society is inherently selfish and doesn’t care for the needs of others.
Again, the service the companies provide is directly beneficial to society. Yes, big pharma is a thing and medicine should be free. But what’s not how things work. So what’s the problem?
The setup preys on the poor, and wouldn’t exist if we had living wages. Then people could donate because it is the right thing to do, not because they need to make rent.
Elaborate please? I literally make the stuff, why shouldn’t I sell it?
Hey you want to be a cow you do you. It’s still a bad deal. The money won’t cover rent or even food.
There really should be a community for “Weird america” or something.
I live in Europe, and I donate blood because it’s the fucking right thing to do. Everyone knows someone whose life was saved by a random donor, and every time you donate blood you’re saving someone’s life.
Like there’s literally no reason to not donate it if your body allows it
I’m American and I donate/sell plasma twice a week. $110 each week which is nice extra money for the time, plus I can help people. It’s a win/win as far as I’m concerned.
Ah, maybe this is the scam.
Q1. What volume of blood is worth $110?
Q2. How much does the medical industry charge for the same type/quantity?
Don’t know, because I said plasma, not blood.
Don’t know, don’t care.
You’re obviously getting at what the companies make versus what they give me, and yes, they make far more than they give me. The margins are quite high. The machines are also very expensive from what I’ve been told.
Like I told the other person, stop being weird. If you don’t want to do it or think it’s not worth your time, don’t do it.
Yep Europe is a whole other story. Anyone who donates blood absolutely should do so there. Europe isn’t currently a story of corporate vampirism.
It’s on top, not a substitute. It’s literally free money and helps a person in need
It’s for profit in the US. You might as well be a whore. Except sex workers are actually doing work.
You’re a fucking weirdo, if you don’t want to donate then don’t
Unnecessarily loaded comment. Plasma is used in creating drugs that help people. So you help people. How’s it bad?
It’s literally blood money and you are asking that question? You help those that can pay and only them.
You want to sell then sell. There are those that do.
But it is not a donation.
The thing is, the monetary incentive is necessary because there are not enough people donating - plasma, blood, whatever. So if that’s what’s needed to get people to donate (or whatever else word you want to use), then that’s fine in my books. Both sides get something.
I get the idea of wanting it to be on donation-basis only, but people don’t donate for free as often as when they do. Because society is inherently selfish and doesn’t care for the needs of others.
Again, the service the companies provide is directly beneficial to society. Yes, big pharma is a thing and medicine should be free. But what’s not how things work. So what’s the problem?
The for profit is why people aren’t donating. Sell if you want these locations are why I stopped and I was a donator.
I will give but I won’t sell. Not for this.
The setup preys on the poor, and wouldn’t exist if we had living wages. Then people could donate because it is the right thing to do, not because they need to make rent.