The means of production are owned by “society.”  Society owning property is impossible.  The new idol has to direct production.  Property was stolen from the individual.  The original owner can no longer make decisions about production.  The new idol fills that role.  The new idol isn’t making decisions based on revenue.  Decisions are made based on what suits them.  Production decisions are purely arbitrary.

The term “society” is used to confuse the masses.  Society can’t own anything.  It’s a term for a collection of individuals.  In reality, property was stolen from an individual.  That stolen property is then placed in the hands of the state.  The new idol will say the property is now owned by the collective.  They are attempting to justify coercion.  Whether they use: society, collective, or anything else, it won’t justify coercion.

The property can only have one organ as the controller.  The individual can no longer control it after it was stolen.  It doesn’t matter what term they use.  It’s being controlled by the state.  Technically, the state doesn’t own anything.  Property is in their possession.  However, the property title remains with the true owner.  The state can’t operate like an individual can.  Statism is doomed to fail from the start.  We don’t need to test this.

The state is always unable to calculate.  No scheme they could ever come up with would make calculation possible.  The owner must compare costs of inputs to the revenue earned.  This will tell him the profit and loss.  It’s impossible for the state to do this.  Money prices would be needed.  There is no way for the state to know what prices are if they own everything.  Private property is needed for prices.  In turn, it’s needed for civilization.

They can confuse the voters by using any term they can think of.  However they described it, calculation is still impossible.  The new idol can’t direct production.  They can only acquire property by stealing it.  All property is private.  As Molinari pointed out, “All legit property is private.  If property isn’t private it’s stolen.”  Property can be possessed and controlled by the state, but the property title remains with the individual.

Reference

Ludwig von Mises; Socialism