What if ghost jobs were illegal? The Truth in Job Advertising and Accountability Act (TJAAA) makes it real.

Introduced in 2025, it bans ghost listings, forces salary transparency, and limits ads to 90 days. “The TJAAA establishes clear, enforceable standards to ensure that job listings represent genuine hiring intent.” https://www.issuewire.com/new-federal-legislation-proposed-to-end-ghost-jobs-and-restore-integrity-to-the-hiring-process-1836081656082620 The bite: Fines up to $200K per fake …

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South Korea and Japan promise hundreds of billions to the US but most of it may just be loans, not real cash. Turns out investment sometimes means IOUs in a nice suit

South Korea has made it clear: most of the $350 billion it pledged in U.S. investment will be loans and guarantees, not equity. Direct investment makes up less than 5 % of the total fund. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/korea-expects-less-than-5-of-350-billion-us-fund-as-investment Japan’s negotiator Akazawa added fuel to …

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Real pay drops for 43%, inflation erases wage growth. Social Security checks to shrink $18,100 by 2033. Ground beef hits all-time high at $6.12 per pound

Prices climbed faster than paychecks again this quarter. Beef just broke $6.12. Social Security faces a mandatory 24% slash starting January 2033. And 40% of U.S. workers now earn less than the inflation-adjusted cost of living. Indeed’s real-pay tracker posted …

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