you are confused. unemployment compensation, compensates for capitalism's not socialism's, natural rate of unemployment. providing for the general welfare is in our Constitution.
I am not confused at all. Unemployment compensation and welfare are two different programs. The only reason you want unemployment compensation is that it doesn't have a means test. So you can continue to live with your Mom
and get paid for doing nothing. The reason unemplyment compensation does not have a means test is because of the restrictions on who collects it. If it becomes financial assistance for anyone without a job (or without an address) there will be some sort of means test, I can guarantee that.