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We live in a reality where Walmart employees beg for donations and people are afraid to go to the hospital
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Socialism refers to collective ownership of the means of production. Social democracy refers to a capitalist market economy supplemented by welfare programs, labor protections, and public services. The two terms are not interchangeable despite frequent misuse on the internet. You are describing and advocating for social democracy not socialism.
Do social services, or services freely accessible to the public, not also exist under socialism?
As a matter of fact, yes, these particular programs exist literally under any form of government including dictatorships and totalitarianisms.
The basic function of any government be it Utopia or pure Evil is to govern the people.