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"A conservatives argument for UBI"
I've come across this reddit conversation and found the various perspectives interesting. I agree with the idea that a simple "everyone gets X amount" is so much cheaper and fairer than means testing.
What do you think? Did you do the numbers and maths for your country? What was the outcome.
Let us know in a reply 
https://www.reddit.com/r/BasicIncome/comments/7o92bk/a_conservatives_argument_for_ubi/
Depends on the number you pick, but traditional economics would say no. MMT would say yes.
USA ~ 300 million people X $20,000 a year = 6 trillion dollars, or about a third of total GDP
You make a good point re traditional economics vs MMT
I understood the Reddit post to divid healthcare cost by the population.
In the USA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stated for 2022 that National Health Expenditure grew 4.1% to $4.5 trillion, or $13,493 per person, and accounted for 17.3% of GDP.
https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/nhe-fact-sheet
Add in other social programs and you'll get to the $20,000 you mention.
https://federalsafetynet.com/welfare-budget/
In short, UBI could be done already