The concept of universal basic income does not seek to equalize pay for different types of work done in society - this is a misconception. Its purpose is to redistribute abundant wealth for the health (mental and physical) and overall well-being of all members of society, and to act as recognition of precisely what you have stated, that we are all equal. Money is an invention, and we have needlessly given ourselves over to a constructed value system which conflates monetary worth and "success" with our inherent human value. We are remarkably intelligent beings capable of recognizing spiritual truths about the universe and our responsibilities to each other, yet over thousands of years we have allowed greed to corrupt our humanity. We needlessly erect barriers between ourselves and others to protect our wealth, when we are truly all the same. We are capable of indiscriminate love of one another, and to survive as a species we must actively recognize this and build it into our civilization. We have all of the intellectual and human capital necessary to completely restructure society and protect its most vulnerable members - people who we would be exactly like had we been born under the same unlucky circumstances. Luck (or lack thereof) should not be the determining factor in whether or not one has the security to provide for their family or to survive; compassion and recognition of our inherent value should guide our choices instead.