> (with current technology and resources). So the only way we can improve the lots of the poor is by reducing the ludicrous over consumption of billionaires.

Why would we restrict ourselves to current tech in the future? AI has the potential to be a human force multiplier on the scale of the industrial revolution, and more. We can't deliver the political power of a billionaire to everyone but we can deliver the material prosperity, which is a heck of a consolation prize.