If you think socialist policies only include "seizing the means of production", then you don't have a broad enough view of what qualifies as socialism. Literally every publicly funded program is technically socialism! The police, military, fire department are all socialist programs.

it's the duty of the state to comply with and help the hard-working citizens of the nation.

If that means allowing people to hoard unsustainable amounts of wealth which slows down the circulation of money in our capitalism-based economy. It is not only stupid to help some rich people at that point, it's actively dangerous for the economy and everyone else.

By socialism, we don't have to go all the way to nationalizing the auto-manufacturers or the clothing industry. There are certain industries that perform well under a capitalist model because they aren't essential goods. But certain goods - healthcare, internet, telecom, power generation, travel - are so essential to basic human life that allowing these to be controlled by private corporations is not a good idea in the long term.