Whereas, in the real world, the poor might not get the chance to not be poor because destitution would cause their death.

I'd be interested in playing with such a simulation where the agents must buy or make food to eat and must have shelter or suffer.

And, also, that the other agents know this and can play their own hand accordingly.

I think this would change where the redistribution scheme would land quite a bit if the idea is to maximize value creation.