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Oil for Blood
In order to give blood donors a break from gas prices, the Red Cross [in Greensboro, NC. AT] is entering all volunteer blood donors, who give blood between June 1, 2008 and June 30, 2008, into a drawing for one of two $750 gas cards.
Posted by Alex Tabarrok on May 28, 2008 at 02:15 PM in Medicine | Permalink
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Hey, I wrote an article for my school humor magazine with this premis. interesting to see it's happening in real life.
http://squelched.com/detail.jsp?num=778
Posted by: Tommaso Sciortino at May 28, 2008 2:45:17 PM
Admit it. You only posted that for the opportunity to use that headline.
Posted by: at May 28, 2008 3:22:41 PM
Something similar was done at Marcon this year. As someone who can't give blood, I didn't think much about it, but I do recall there were several raffles, and at least one was a large ($1000?) gas card of some kind.
Posted by: Joe Tortuga at May 28, 2008 3:40:21 PM
2030 - gas cards replaced dollars :D :D
like in gold standard, fed will keep all the oil, and if u have plenty cards u can exchange them for oil :D :D :D
ofc bloody price has to be paid for gas cards
Posted by: Tomislav Najdovski at May 28, 2008 5:38:53 PM
at, of course! :)
Posted by: Alex Tabarrok at May 28, 2008 5:40:42 PM
The headline immediately reminded me of Public Enemy's "Party For Your Right To Fight."
Posted by: Edward O'Connor at May 28, 2008 6:07:40 PM
Voluntary blood donors? As opposed to...?
Posted by: Will at May 28, 2008 8:50:29 PM
Voluntary blood donors? As opposed to...?
Posted by: Will at May 28, 2008 8:50:34 PM
Voluntary blood donors? As opposed to...?
Posted by: Will at May 28, 2008 8:50:38 PM
"As opposed to...?"
I think some rare blood types get paid to donate.
Posted by: Jacqueline at May 28, 2008 10:32:22 PM
Nice to see that more than one of us reads MR, Tommaso.
Posted by: Sarah Jeong at May 28, 2008 11:22:40 PM
Jacqueline... If you get paid, is it no longer voluntary?
I guess I'm a slave then.
Posted by: flix at May 29, 2008 6:32:44 AM
Flix,
Not freely given is not the same as forcibly taken.
Posted by: sort_of_knowledgeable at May 29, 2008 10:45:43 AM
Give people a chance to win a Glock for giving donating. That would get you news coverage.
Posted by: TomHynes at May 29, 2008 8:08:30 PM
