[cajungirl]

I thought it was against the law to pay for blood anymore,,maybe it is just the red cross that has that policy. This is rare but I am waiting for someone from the dems to blame Jeb Bush,,should happen before noon today.

[gracie1]

Technically, they don't pay for blood. But with plasma, the procedure takes about 1-2 hours as opposed to 15-20 minutes for whole blood. They also need huge quanities to manufacture their products, like factor VIII. So they pay donors to donate the max, twice a week. They compensate for time involved, not the product itself. Yeah, I know, splitting hairs.