One of the more compelling framings for democratic socialism to me, is the idea of taking profits from companies and using it to radically raise wages of people

One of the more compelling framings for democratic socialism to me, is the idea of taking profits from companies and using it to radically raise wages of people with "undesirable" jobs: janitors, garbage-men, warehouse workers. There's no market pressure to do so (not without unions!) but can be regulated.