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... (www.nbcnews.com)

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Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.

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[-] SootySootySoot@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The practice of selling your blood isn't normal to any magnitude by the way. The USA is one of very few countries where being paid for your plasma isn't very illegal.

In most countries it's a volunteering only thing, for.. extremely obvious reasons.

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