The main point of socialism -- broadly construed -- is to secure self-determination for the working class by ending the dominance of the capitalist class. Redis

The main point of socialism -- broadly construed -- is to secure self-determination for the working class by ending the dominance of the capitalist class. Redistribution of money is just one possible mechanism that might be employed to that end. In that sense, it's no more "socialist" to bail out or give generous tax incentives to powerful corporations or wealthy people than it is "open source" (let alone "free software") to release source code under a restrictive license.