From the fact that you can't imagine different solutions does not follow that they don't exist.
These solution were discussed many times in this thread! All of them are either some for of socialism or "starve the useless people". You have to admit that there are no third way!
No, they were not discussed. As all collectivists / totalitarians you lack trust in people. Absent the state, people tend to do just fine. You are exactly the kind of people who brought so much suffering over Africa by constantly punching the African economy with development aid. Believe me, I have been there, I have seen how well meaning people (and not so well meaning people) brought death and destruction over what were once proud merchants, farmers or craftsmen and turned them into a pitiful mess. And now you want to extend that devastating scheme over the rest of the world. Thanks, but no thanks.