Just seems to be the way in this country, unless you find one of those incredibly rare powerlifting/strongman orientated gyms. There are two out and out hardcore gyms where I live, but even they only have one rack each as they're bodybuilding gyms. One I tried out the other day has 8 oly bars, but only one rack, yet they have space for a smith machine, a seated press rack (with oly bar) and 3 fixed benches, sums up how bad it is really.
I remember when I used to be a member of The Gym, they replaced an entire set of fairly new dumbbells in pretty much perfect condition (2pairs each of 2.5-30kg), with a new set (2 pairs each of 2-30kg) money that could have easily bought a rack, or a second bar etc.