As must the capital tied up in the symbiotic business or enterprise. Capital too must also produce more per hour, than what the market demands of it. That is it's WACC risk adjusted for both the components to corporate capital, i.e. it's debt, and its equity.
Capital is the secondary creditor - after labour & government.
How can that fare, be fair?
The only entity that garners 'a free lunch' is the government! Government has no risk in the entity, yet as often as not garnishes itself with the highest return.
What does your hallowed "critical theory' say about the abuse of government.
The only index I can think of is that the more inefficient the government, the higher that government's expectation of return?
