> As for why they pay for whole blood donations and not for plasma-only donations, I can think of a couple of reasons:

[sniperoony]

I think you misunderstood me. They pay for plasma donations, and NOT for whole blood donations. I think they'll pay you $20 every time you come in, and you can go in something like once a week. So the "professional plasma donor" can make something like $80 a month.

Personally, I think we should be paid *anytime* someone sticks us with a needle. It hurts!

Gri"you wanna blood sample? Okay, but it's gonna cost ya"shny