I'm amused by the Marxist belief that using Government to forcibly steal the wealth of one man to give it to another is helping the poor. But then, Marxism is an ideology based on profound ignorance and the mistaken belief that Government can be "trusted" and be the arbiter of what is "fair."
Dimwits on the left never look at the factual reasons there are poor, and subsequently, what would actually help them rise from poverty. They throw some crumbs at them and proclaim to others that only THEY can care more than anyone else on the planet as they point to legislation that merely sustains poverty ensuring a permanent voting class of dependent wards of the State.
This isn't helping people; it is enslavement. But leftist ideologues are painfully stupid and selfish people who care more about sustaining a permanent political power than caring about what is best for people.