The thing is that not earning your way is soul-destroying. Even a commune/monastery where you don’t get money, but still work in some way gives a purpose to life. Sitting around doing nothing destroys the soul
Even FDR knew it:
The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fibre. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of sound policy. It is in violation of the traditions of America. Work must be found for able-bodied but destitute workers.
The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief.