Or, homeless vets start to mysteriously get drained of their blood as plasma prices spike. Like an 80's Van Damme movie, but so much is going that way.
The old bleeding heartstrings argument again? You can always make a big donation... t2t.org sounds like it's right up your alley. Set an example, give until it hurts
The global plasma fractionation market size was valued at USD 31.41 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach around USD 61.96 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 7.10% from 2025 to 2034. The growing prevalence of genetic diseases across the world is driving the growth of the plasma fractionation market. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/plasma-fractionation-market#:~:text=The U.S. plasma fractionation market,6.30% fr.m 2025 to 2034.
One of my college roommates sold his plasma several times-- until the donation center couldn't get the blood back in (or at least had a lot of trouble)!
Funny thing, in the unaired pilot of The Big Bang Theory, Leonard and Sheldon (then students in NYC) were selling their (genius) sperm. Students and beer money Plasma selling is not available to European students though, human rights, pffff.