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[quote=Anonymous]OP, are you referencing private summer pools or the large year-round USA Swimming clubs?

We're in Arlington and admittedly the private pools inside the beltway all came about as a way to exclude minorities.  Although that has changed, people still mostly join pools where they live so if general areas are still primarily white, you're going to end up with a pool that is primarily white.

As to why they don't have sliding scales, I'd presume it's partly due to finances.  Our pool's budget is built around the number of memberships, which is capped.  If you decided to cut the dues of a certain segment of those memberships by a certain amount then you have to make up the difference somewhere.  Do we turn to the current members and say "ok, tell us your annual income and we'll let you know if your dues are going up or down."?  That's not an easy thing to do.  If I'm a member selling my membership to someone at a lower income, do I lose money because they have to pay me less than I purchased my membership for?

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