In the libertarian version of UBI you don’t care and let the person die. You have met the requirement of equality of opportunity.
In the left version all of those programs (or many) would remain and it would only be the retirement benefits and welfare benefits and associated tax breaks that would disappear. In the US universal heath care and improving public education are likely better targets Then UBI in the short term for universal programs that improve standards of living
It certainly makes funding more challenging. In the US given that government is a smaller portion of GDP then most other developed countries they have the tax room to cover the cost in addition to existing programs.
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