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murder
rank Thu Feb 12 23:06:49
Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet

Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.

Inside a suburban Philadelphia strip mall, between the Hair Cuttery and a Citizens Bank, a dozen people lay on black ergonomic beds a few feet apart, hooked up through a needle in the crook of their arms to machines pumping blood out of their veins. They were there to sell their plasma in exchange for $65 on a prepaid debit card.

Ian Pleasant, 43, had come that morning to get some extra money for toilet paper and pet food.

“I’m making enough money now doing DoorDash to keep up with the bills, but for anything else in the house, this is going to help out,” he said, as he waited for an employee at the B Positive plasma center in Holmes, Pennsylvania, to insert a thick needle into his arm.

About an hour later, the employee came back to collect a container of his straw-colored plasma that would be tested, frozen and turned into medicines sold for a profit to patients around the world.

It’s a scene repeated by an estimated 200,000 people a day across the country as part of a multibillion-dollar business fueled by a growing number of Americans willing to trade their blood for money in an economy where many have seen their job prospects weaken, costs rise and savings dwindle. Despite data that shows a relatively stable economy, middle-class Americans say they have had to start selling their plasma over the past year to cover basic expenses, from medical bills to a winter coat for their child.

Read the rest here: https://ww...ss-expenses-economy-rcna258390

Sam Adams
rank Thu Feb 12 23:30:33
Ahhh so poor people have a use?

murder
rank Fri Feb 13 00:45:20

"Middle-class Americans"

Pillz
rank Fri Feb 13 01:01:35
Batteries when

williamthebastard
rank Fri Feb 13 01:19:06
Psychopath Psam makes stephen miller look good

Rugian
rank Fri Feb 13 05:17:50
"It’s a uniquely American economic phenomenon. Only a handful of countries allow people to be paid for their plasma and donate as frequently as the U.S. does — up to twice a week, though there is limited data on the long-term health effects, and some people report dizziness, bruising and exhaustion after the process. People lose 10% of their blood volume when they donate; a healthy person should be able to regenerate that within hours to days.

The looser rules in the U.S. have turned plasma into a significant export: America supplies 70% of the world’s plasma, shipping $6.2 billion worth overseas in 2024."

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American manufacturing is BACK baby! Woot.

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murder rank	Thu Feb 12 23:06:49 Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns. Inside a suburban Philadelphia strip mall, between the Hair Cuttery and a Citizens Bank, a dozen people lay on black ergonomic beds a few feet apart, hooked up through a needle in the crook of their arms to machines pumping blood out of their veins. They were there to sell their plasma in exchange for $65 on a prepaid debit card. Ian Pleasant, 43, had come that morning to get some extra money for toilet paper and pet food. “I’m making enough money now doing DoorDash to keep up with the bills, but for anything else in the house, this is going to help out,” he said, as he waited for an employee at the B Positive plasma center in Holmes, Pennsylvania, to insert a thick needle into his arm. About an hour later, the employee came back to collect a container of his straw-colored plasma that would be tested, frozen and turned into medicines sold for a profit to patients around the world. It’s a scene repeated by an estimated 200,000 people a day across the country as part of a multibillion-dollar business fueled by a growing number of Americans willing to trade their blood for money in an economy where many have seen their job prospects weaken, costs rise and savings dwindle. Despite data that shows a relatively stable economy, middle-class Americans say they have had to start selling their plasma over the past year to cover basic expenses, from medical bills to a winter coat for their child. Read the rest here: https://ww...ss-expenses-economy-rcna258390
Sam Adams rank	Thu Feb 12 23:30:33 Ahhh so poor people have a use?
murder rank	Fri Feb 13 00:45:20 "Middle-class Americans"
Pillz rank	Fri Feb 13 01:01:35 Batteries when
williamthebastard rank	Fri Feb 13 01:19:06 Psychopath Psam makes stephen miller look good
Rugian rank	Fri Feb 13 05:17:50 "It’s a uniquely American economic phenomenon. Only a handful of countries allow people to be paid for their plasma and donate as frequently as the U.S. does — up to twice a week, though there is limited data on the long-term health effects, and some people report dizziness, bruising and exhaustion after the process. People lose 10% of their blood volume when they donate; a healthy person should be able to regenerate that within hours to days. The looser rules in the U.S. have turned plasma into a significant export: America supplies 70% of the world’s plasma, shipping $6.2 billion worth overseas in 2024." ----- American manufacturing is BACK baby! Woot.
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