The founders of socialism all agreed it was a step towards communism. Neither works in a voluntary way (because those who work hard and produce for some reason don't like to give the fruits of their labor away) which is why every socialist or communist government imposes force to do so. With a government that powerful freedom cannot endure which is why all the socialist and communist countries ended up as dictatorships with no individual freedom.
So clearly now you can see how things really work, no matter what the theory says.