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The government is not supposed to be in the favoritism business. When that happens, as we're seeing, there are unexpected and/or unwanted consequences. The government is supposed to level the playing field, not the other way around.


How does the government favoritize Costco?

Technology and economies of scale favor Costco, and Walmart and etc. And people obviously like the low prices due to the economies of scale.


Two examples come to mind...

Regulation. Be it local, state and/or federal. The larger the organization, the more resources it has to mitigate / remedy such friction.

The irony? Regulation is also self-serving to gov in the sense it perpetuates ththe gov's need to prove it needs to exit, "create more jobs", etc. But that's another discussion for another day.

Two, lack of national *affordable* universal healthcare. Again, larger companies are better able to fill this gap, offer the benefit, and thus draw better employees, etc.




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