[NewHampshireDuo]

Is it my imagination, or does everything the government touch eventually turn into criminal activity?

Doubt it's your imagination. The lure of huge riches plus the need to keep growing larger which makes the need for more money, so that the charity can be more successful, the management can be richer, which leads to needing more money......and so on

[AZFolks]

Two quick points. First, the other blood centers in the United States did not do this and they collect @55% of the blood for the Country. So if the Red Cross comes knocking and so does your local blood bank, you know where to go! Second, despite their poor behavior lets not forget that sick people suffer if we draw back.