If you say compensated blood donation, you're asking for a nightmare scenario where every ho and drug addict will do everything they can to make a few quick bucks. Look at the plasma centers if you want a glimpse into this world. They are like homeless shelters.
“What’s the alternative?”
It is a personal decision to not donate any blood to any blood bank because I have been in that beartrap before. Others can do what they want to do.