The real question of government versus private enterprise is argued on too philosophical and abstract a bases. Theoretically, planning may be good. But nobody has ever figured out the cause of government stupidity — and until they do (and find a cure), all ideal plans will fall into quicksand.
Government – the brilliant idea that we should stop lunatics from lying, murdering, and stealing from us by hiring lunatics to lie, murder, and steal from us.
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. -Frank Herbert, Dune