According to John Rawls, if people had to choose an income distribution without any knowledge of their own talents and abilities, they would likely prefer an income distribution that:

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According to Rawls' theory of justice, people in the original position (a hypothetical situation in which people make decisions behind a "veil of ignorance" that shields them from knowledge about their own circumstances) would choose a society in which the basic rights of all individuals are protected and where social and economic inequalities are arranged so that they are both to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged and attached to offices and positions open to all under conditions of fair equality of opportunity. In other words, they would choose a society in which everyone has an equal share of resources, regardless of their talents and abilities.

According to John Rawls, If People Had to Choose an Income