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Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet (www.nbcnews.com)
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Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.

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[โ€“] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

If you're selling plasma to make ends meet you aren't middle class, you're poor skilled labor

[โ€“] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 2 points 22 hours ago

You're working class, because the middle class is a fiction.