The poor don't deserve to be poor. And they don't deserve to not be poor. The whole concept, applied at a global level, is nothing more than yet another example of our need to wrap everything we see in pretty stories.
I wish we had a more equal world, but I don't see why should I believe this to be anything more than a personal preference.
At the very least, it's a personal preference that generally accords with other people's personal preferences when actually implemented. Highly egalitarian, highly productive societies are effective at sustaining themselves, defending themselves, and keeping their citizens happy -- in fact, more so compared to highly inegalitarian societies. So why the hell not?
I wish we had a more equal world, but I don't see why should I believe this to be anything more than a personal preference.