It is unfair to say that a meritocracy believes the poor "deserve" to be without. I'm not sure what's started this campaign against merit (eg. Qualifications, y

It is unfair to say that a meritocracy believes the poor "deserve" to be without. I'm not sure what's started this campaign against merit (eg. Qualifications, years of experience, etc) - was it political correctness? Society can either pull back those that achieve (to level the playing field) or there will be winners and losers. However, there are still welfare programs and taxation to offset those at the lower end (at least in some parts of the world). However, the current system is imbalanced with the rich getting richer. As the rich get richer, Everyone else gets poorer. Taxation was "meant" to level that playing field, but tax havens and vested interest by politicians to give tax breaks to the wealthy have allowed the horse to bolt.