Conflict in voluntary poverty?

I can understand how religious brothers, sisters and priests take vows of poverty. This is so they do not have attachments that would take away from their spiritual life. I can see how this would be a good benefit for religious and for their apostolates. I think orders should be prudent as to their finances so that each member is taken care of in their old age and in sickness. I think an order should have a decent financial situation so that they can concentrate on their spiritual life and their apostolates. There are some orders that have not been prudent and this is a shame. The Church has not been careful in the past to assist some orders and make sure they are covered financially. To see Catholics raising money for people who took a voluntary vow of poverty is really discouraging. It seems like the time, energy, money and talent could be used to help the truly poor. It feels like more could be done to help the poor if the religious themselves are taken care of. With so many orders now top heavy with older members, many in poor health, it seems like we created a problem by not making sure the religious were financially independent. Some orders, including some of the best, have a radical way of living in extreme poverty, and there are groups of lay people who donate money, buy food, etc.. to help them out. Even when these religious live simple, humble lives, it seems somehow wrong for us to be “creating poor”. It seems to me like we are causing the poor more competition for money and assistance. I tend to think the religious should take individual vows of poverty but that the community should be financially strong. If a community does not have to worry about finances so much, they could concentrate on their work.