Huh? First of all, this is exactly what you said
You didn't say they "opt" to sell blood, you said, they "NEED" to sell plasma twice a week to support their family
On the other hand, do you know how much an average family cost of living is? According to Ramsey research
Wondering where your money goes? See what the average monthly expenses are for Americans and learn how to budget smarter to keep more of your money in your pocket.
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So yes, if they can come up with $7260 a month on average in order to need that $130 buck extra to "supplement" their family (Married Couple No Kids) I would think the 2 of them can somehow slash $130 from their $7260 budget and not need to sell blood, don't you think? You are talking about a few movies' subscription here and there or a few Uber trip a month. I mean if they are unwilling to take a few less Uber trip and have to sell blood to make up that $130, they deserved to die.
And finally, not all people donate blood take some financial reward in exchange, red cross statistic show this
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Red Cross pays you nothing but a glass of OJ and a cookie
Blood donations are essential to the blood supply available for patients in need. Get the facts and see how you can help.
www.redcrossblood.org
If you compare it to China, you see China being 4 to 5 times the size of US Population, but only twice the amount of people donate blood. That does not mean China don't need blood to do operation, that only mean you don't have enough blood in blood bank and you buy it from other country, in this case, US is the BIGGEST PER CAPITA to donate blood, hence the plasma trade and blood product is the biggest.
english.www.gov.cn
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