[kearnyirish2]

“I can’t seem to find the part of the constitution that requires the federal government to pay nearly two years of unemployment benefits.”

It’s probably right after the part that allows governments to take part of your earnings for future unemployment.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Employees don't pay into Unemployment Insurance (UI), employers do*. I was at the unemployment office for 15 years as a veteran's career counselor and welfare-to-work instructor.

*With one exception which I believe is New Jersey, where both parties pay into the fund.