Debating the Ethics of Poverty

It's hard to say what the bound ethical constraints are when dealing with issues of solving poverty.  A huge issue or debate surrounding my practice experience is the ethical nature of making money off the poor.  But doesn't that question itself have a moral dilemma of treating the poor as the other and as one that should strictly be in the business of charity and donations.  Doesn't the BOP also have the right to be able to purchase items that can be made affordable to them that also happen to address some urgent or dire need that will not only improve their quality of life, but perhaps their health or circumstances?  This debate rages through much of the world and is similar or parallel to the emerging concept of voluntourism. The follies of voluntourism are numerous as laid out by the video linked here.  Many people assume they are doing good by paying money to agencies who go and volunteer but ends up having detrimental consequences on those it actually serves.  Many times it creates dependency and stress on communities and increases poverty in areas.  It also makes poverty a part of a tourism industry where you can volunteer as a tourist experience.  This change in thinking runs parallel to treating the poor as the other as opposed to the familiar with different circumstances.  This debate has no right answer as there are always situational issues involved.