Veil of Ignorance

You must design rules for a new society without knowing what position you will occupy in it (rich or poor, healthy or sick, talented or not). You must choose ONE governing principle for resource distribution: (A) Maximize total welfare (utilitarian): aggregate happiness is maximized, even if some are quite poor. (B) Maximize the welfare of the worst-off (Rawls' difference principle / maximin): protect the most vulnerable, even at cost to total welfare. (C) Strict equality: everyone receives the same regardless of contribution or need.

Which principle do you choose?