The government has the force to seize that if they so choose… it’s unthinkable in America because of our liberties but it isn’t in other nations.
Edit: I don’t know why this is being downvoted - it’s called nationalization and it can and has happened with or without monetary compensation to business owners in various times through history… I’m not suggesting uncompensated unilateral nationalization but it has been used for debt relief in the past.