Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agoWhen you donate, do you ever think of the person that gets your blood and how high their hospital bill will be?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down112
arrow-up1392arrow-down1imageWhen you donate, do you ever think of the person that gets your blood and how high their hospital bill will be?lemmy.worldUltragigagigantic@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squarebuzz86us@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoYup in America we donate the blood to hospitals that sell the blood… So why can’t we deduct blood donations for their monetary value on tax forms?
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoin America you donate blood for free, and your blood gets sold to the hospitals for 100-400 dollars. then the hospitals charge the patients who receive it even more than that.
minus-squarekameecoding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoIn my country you get a day off on top of being paid for your blood donation, I think you get some tax benefits on top of that too.
Yup in America we donate the blood to hospitals that sell the blood… So why can’t we deduct blood donations for their monetary value on tax forms?
in America you donate blood for free, and your blood gets sold to the hospitals for 100-400 dollars. then the hospitals charge the patients who receive it even more than that.
In my country you get a day off on top of being paid for your blood donation, I think you get some tax benefits on top of that too.