To some degree, but social programs inevitably run into problems with lack of funding, ineffective bureaucracies, corruption, fraud, etc which can lead to a decline in public support. Moreover, social programs are only able to be protected by a robust court system and permanent sources of funding. People often point to Norway as a model; however Norway’s wealth state is built upon fossil fuel exploitation. These activities directly contribute to air pollution and climate change leading to inequality (too complex to explain in one sentence I know)
Yeah, consider that those social programs were created to stop a postulate for workers to directly control workplaces, they are a tool to appease workers without fundamentally changing their relation to their workplaces.