Joni Ernst: “I thought it was a tremendous idea.”

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.

Fraud is not a victimless crime, either.

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

In Iowa, we believe in a simple rule: you plug in, you pay up.