I think you raise a great point, those living in poverty in the West can still live consumer-centric lifestyles, and not be able to cover their costs. They are manipulated to live beyond their means to ‘keep up with the pack’. Consumption is a success factor, if you change the success factor you change social incentives. That’s the key, moving our reward mechanisms away from the pursuit of stuff, towards a more altruistic society.

In terms of redistribution, yes we would need controls. But again, if you change the social reward mechanisms each person will be incentivised to behave differently, so assuming a body controlling wealth would be corrupt is a product of our current world view.

I do understand your point though, there would be a risk of corruption, but in a more altruistic world corruption would be a crime against humanity.

My point is, solutions to the problem require a different lens. Once you change our social incentives it will catalyse changes in our way of thinking.