Bargaining over the economic surplus is often open-ended, especially if competition is weak. Where employees have high bargaining power, the profits pie is constantly up for re-division, both within the firm and at the national level.
劳工取得政治强势的情况下，所有者希望保守经营还有另外一个因素。对经济盈利的讨价还价不受限制，在竞争较弱的情况下更是如此。哪里的员工讨价权利更大，那里的利润蛋糕就经常要重新分配，在公司和国家内部都是如此。