Inflow of foreigners

Many Singaporeans are angry at the inflow of foreigners who take over their jobs and become new citizens. They vent their anger against the immigrants.

I hold a different view.

I understand that the migrants also face a challenge in adapting to a new country and culture. Their families also face the same difficulty.

Singaporeans will also face similar difficulties when they migrate to another country. They also have to face the xenophobic reaction from the locals there.

There are advantages to a country to welcome immigrants who can contribute to the dynamism of their economy and society.

However, in the case of Singapore, the problems caused by the migrants to the local workforce is daunting and disruptive to a harmful extent. They overcome the benefits that are brought by the immigrants.

Why is this the case?

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Rotation of ministers

I asked a question in a survey - which minister do you expect to head each ministry.

More than half the respondents choose the incumbent minister.

Is it a good idea for the same minister to head a minister for more than five years, and sometimes more than ten years?

Here are my views:

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Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues

1. How many ministries will change ministers when the new government is formed?
2. Is 61% vote share a clear mandate for the PAP?

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Scenario planning for a pandemic

I read about this from an online source, but I was not able to verify it.

A few years ago, the government organized a scenario planning exercise to deal with the pandemic. The outcome was a framework to deal with the crisis. It created the concept of DORSCON orange and DORSCON red.

DORSCON is the acronym for Disease Outbreak Response System Control.

It sounded impressive. After all, the planners needed to justify the large sums, perhaps several millions dollars, spent on the scenario planning exercise. The consultant fees must be hefty.

What happened to this exercise. Here is my speculation.

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Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues

1. How many ministries will change ministers when the new government is formed?

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WOTC - 100,000 new jobs

Wisdom of the Crowd: 49% of the respondents expect the 100,000 new jobs to be taken by foreigners. 43% expect that these jobs will not be created. Only 8% expect the jobs to be taken by locals.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?ID=2018

WOTC - Relaxation of circuit breaker

Wisdom of the Crowd: 60% of the respondents expect the coronavirus infection to be less serious during the second phase of the relaxation of circuit breaker. 40% expect the circuit breaker to be reintroduced.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?ID=2019

Time to get rid of GRCs

It is an anomaly. Life can produce unexpected and spectacular results.

The PAP created the GRC system to preserve their hold on power. They think that they will win all the GRCs with strong ministers and allow the opposition parties to win a few SMCs.

But GE2020 produced an unexpected result.

9 seats were lost to the opposition in 2 GRCs. Only 1 seat was lost in a SMC, and that is in a SMC that has been held by the opposition for more than two decades.

All the PAP candidates, including the new candidates, won the other SMCs.

Maybe, the PAP will find a reason to scrap the GRC now and return to SMCs.

I hope that they get the message from GE2020 that the voters are tired of their gerrymandering.

The PAP should just be honest and respect the true wishes of the voters.

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Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues

1. The PAP lost more seats in GRC than in SMC

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Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues

1. Who will be the next transport minister?

2. When will Heng Swee Keat become prime minister?

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Wisdom of the Crowd

Vote on these issues and win a prize.

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WOTC - Invest in the stock market

Wisdom of the Crowd: 64% of the respondents said that it is not safe to invest in the stock market now. 36% say that it is safe.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?ID=2017

WOTC - Public view of PAP

Wisdom of the Crowd: 93% of the respondents have a negative view of the PAP - take care of its cronies and is wasteful and inefficient. 7% have a positive view.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?ID=2016

A better way to distribute free mask

This is the vending machine used to distribute the free masks donated by Temasek Holdings.

It is complicated. I got lost trying to get my free masks.

Finally, I ended up with no free masks. Someone collected my quota using my NRIC.

Is there a better design for the vending machine to distribute the masks?

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Collecting the free masks from Temasek Holdings

I share my experience in collecting the free masks donated by Temasek Holdings.

There are many issues that troubled me deeply about this matter. It shows how bad things are in Singapore.

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Safe Entry at MRT stations and bus interchanges

I took the MRT train. I heard an announcement to remind passengers to carry out their Safe Entry at the MRT station. I did not.

When I entered the MRT station, there was no prominent sign to record the Safe Entry. There was no personnel to enforce this regulation. So, I missed it.

I suppose that most commuters, like me, would not record their Safe Entry.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=3250

Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues

1. What is the most important change the govt can do to get people to be united?
2. Will many people migrate out of Hong Kong due to the National Security law?

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Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues

1. What is the most important change the govt can do to get people to be united?

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WOTC - $33 billion spent on circuit breaker (4th phase)

Wisdom of the Crowd: 58% of the respondents preferred the $33 billion (used to extend the circuit breaker) be used instead to suspend GST for 3 years. 38% prefer to use the money to pay a pension to everybody above 80 years.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?ID=2014

WOTC - Small business and self employed

Wisdom of the Crowd: 77% of the respondents said that small businesses and self employed will not vote for PAP in the general election.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?ID=2015