You are reading more into my post than what was written.
Using a car as example, a person "owns" the car, but government controls the car i.e. how fast you can drive, buckle your seatbelt, if it can go on the road or not, etc.
The responsibility for upkeep, maintenance is on the owner in addition to fees (taxes).
Now that I rethink your post, the ownership of the car coupled with the control of the car by a different party sounds like a partnership ....