My brother, you should understand that in all ages, production of goods and services are the antidotes to poverty and the hardship you are talking about here. So, it's not peculiar to this present time. The global arena has remained same in the historical epoch of all ages in respect to inequality in all ramifications.
So, the only way to come out from this abrasive inequality, poverty and hardship is to engage oneself in the production of goods and services to earn a living in various capacities of income in the society.