Joni Ernst: “I would rather not revisit that.”

Watt’s fair is fair—and passing these costs on to Iowans isn’t.

“Doe a Deer has woven creativity, hard work, and community into every aspect of its business,” said Chair Ernst.

Because unemployment programs are funded primarily by taxing employers, this federal mandate is effectively a reverse Robin Hood tax that takes from struggling small businesses to give to the idle rich and self-sufficient.

In 2024 alone, 10,100 million-dollar earners received nearly $97.4 million in unemployment compensation. That amounts to each being paid $9,650, roughly the cost of a new Rolex watch.