Costco and the Class Divide: Aisles of Inequality
Update: 2025-09-05
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Costco’s decision to let only Executive Members shop early can be seen as a reflection of class-based differences, since it offers extra perks to those who can afford the higher membership fee. While it's a business strategy aimed at rewarding premium members, it does highlight how access to certain benefits often depends on financial status. In some ways, this mirrors the structure of institutional racism—where people are treated differently based on race by corporate or government entities—except here, it’s about socioeconomic class. Though the intent may not be exclusion, both classism and racism can create barriers that limit equal access to resources and opportunities.
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