Sign Of The Times
Michiganians mine bodies for cash to make ends meet
"Heidi Fetzner is unemployed and willing to be creative to make a few bucks.
So when the German and psychology student at Kalamazoo College realized someone was willing to pay her $1,000 for her long brunette locks, her attitude was: Break out the scissors.
"Most of it I'm going to put in my bank account and just save because school is expensive," said Fetzner, 20, of Commerce Township. "It's a lot of money. You gotta do what you gotta do."
Fetzner is among those realizing that, in these tough times, the body isn't just a temple. It can be a gold mine.
As Michigan's economy continues to suffer, people are offering themselves up as medical guinea pigs for a quick buck to make ends meet. Some are selling plasma, others their hair for hundreds on the Internet, while others take the more extreme road by wanting to sell their eggs or participate in medical studies in exchange for payment and free medical exams."
"Heidi Fetzner is unemployed and willing to be creative to make a few bucks.
So when the German and psychology student at Kalamazoo College realized someone was willing to pay her $1,000 for her long brunette locks, her attitude was: Break out the scissors.
"Most of it I'm going to put in my bank account and just save because school is expensive," said Fetzner, 20, of Commerce Township. "It's a lot of money. You gotta do what you gotta do."
Fetzner is among those realizing that, in these tough times, the body isn't just a temple. It can be a gold mine.
As Michigan's economy continues to suffer, people are offering themselves up as medical guinea pigs for a quick buck to make ends meet. Some are selling plasma, others their hair for hundreds on the Internet, while others take the more extreme road by wanting to sell their eggs or participate in medical studies in exchange for payment and free medical exams."
posted by nolocontendere at 1:39 AM
3 Comments:
Great way for the govt fascists to get people's DNA, and thereafter, do whatever they want with it.
what a convenient means of drugging a desperate populace.
i looked into selling my hair last year. it isn't as easy as people think. you must have 9" or more to offer, plus the hair cannot be colored or permed and must be in very good condition.
nick - We always have to assume the worst about the DNA factor - you're right. It's not easy to descend to the fascist, manipulative mindset but we have to.
Neener - your hair is so pretty it would be a shame to chop it all off. I sold my plasma in Eugene about 30 years ago but you can bet the farm I'd never do that again re my comment to nick above.
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