I don't understand why socialists or communists don't tax the means of production accordingly, if they don't have money, take partial ownership (or complete own

I don't understand why socialists or communists don't tax the means of production accordingly, if they don't have money, take partial ownership (or complete ownership and turn it into a co-op or something). Owners of capital and means of production have succesfully gamed the system and most of the tax burden falls on us middle class idiots that pay taxes on our work.