Wisdom of the Crowd: 59% of the respondents said that children should not be required by law to take care of their parents as there are many justified situations where the children do not want to take care of the parents.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 79% of the respondents said that it is appropriate for PM Lee to attend the funeral of Shinzo Abe as many other world leaders are also attending the event.
I just bought 200,000 shares of Country Garden (2007.HK) for S$82,000.
https://fisca.sg/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ID=1237&Name=Review-of-Country-Gardens-(2007HK)&View=AWisdom of the Crowd: 61% of the respondents disagree with the government's decision to fly the flag half mast as a show of respect to the departed Queen Elizabeth II.
Many practices become outdated and ineffective. They need to be changed. But who should be responsible to show the way?
I consider it to be the duty of the government to recognize that change is needed and take the necessary steps to make the change.I saw a post in social media that an employer canceled a job interview when the applicant ask to be interviewed virtually.
Who do we blame?Wisdom of the Crowd: 50% of the respondents said that former PM Najib will receive a royal pardon within the next few months.
This is why the Arab world stands firmly with China
This article by Keith Lamb, first published in CGTN on 14 September 2022, describes the friendly relations between China and the Arab world, noting in particular that the Arab states have refused to support the West’s slanderous accusations in relation to human rights in Xinjiang. Indeed, numerous envoys from the League of Arab States have …Wisdom of the Crowd: 59% of the respondents expect the Barisan National to win the next general election in Malaysia.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2684I share my insignificant view on why the US dollar has not collapsed yet (instead, it has strengthened) but the collapse will happen over the next one or two years.
I share my views about the new business strategy of Fairprice and the launch of the Trust Bank in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank.
http://www.tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5489
1. Will you support Trust Bank, set up by Fairprice and Std Chartered
Wisdom of the Crowd: 47% of the respondents said that China continued the covid zero policy to disrupt the global supply chain, which affects the western nations most.
Our ministers continue to adopt a compulsory approach and implement heavy penalties for non compliance. There are many instances where a voluntary approach may be better.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 79% of the respondents said that 79 % - The govt should reduce GST and taxes for the time being, to moderate the impact of inflation.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?id=2682Wisdom of the Crowd: 80% of the respondents said that inflation is too high and should be moderated.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2681Wisdom of the Crowd: 88% of the respondents said that the ministers should use POFMA only on extreme and deliberate cases of misinformation.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2680This collective sale of a condo almost went through, but failed due to a last minute hurdle.
https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5487I met a business owner. He is involved in an AI project to identify the objects in a large collection involving over 10,000 objects.
His AI team encounter difficulty. He asked if I could help.The US stock markets is depressed. The economy is in trouble and inflation is high. Incomes have dropped and cost of living is high.
Against this backdrop, the US stock market rebounded last night. The investors bought shares because of a small dip in the bond yields.Wisdom of the Crowd: 100% of the respondents said that the PAP will lose votes and seats at the next general election (Shhh. Only 12 people voted).
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2677Did HDB make a profit on selling the BTO flats in Ang Mo Kio?
Wisdom of the Crowd: 13% of the respondents said that George Yeo will be President of Singapore. The other 87% said that he will not play any role in the government.
I will give up Lazada and move to Shopee for my online purchase. Here are my reasons.
https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5483I want to give this message to people who are paranoid about an unzipped bag or someone who forgot to wear a mask.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 88% of the respondents have a negative opinion about PM Lee's speech at the National Day Rally.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 77.8% of the respondents support Russia's military action in Ukraine. (Shhh, the sample is very small).
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?ID=2672I share my opinion about the use of stored value cards for small payments.
https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5479Here are my views about MAS's attempt to promote cryptocurrency hubs in Singapore. Several platforms have got into financial difficulty.
I now share my insignificant view about blockchain technology. I do not like it. I think it is not useful.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 100% of the respondents said that the ministerial committee handled the covid pandemic poorly.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 95% of the respondents said that it is better to employ health assistants to reduce the work load and stress faced by qualified nurses, instead of raising the salaries of nurses.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2670Wisdom of the Crowd: What is the best way to help retirees who do not have adequate savings for retirement? 81% of the respondents said that they should be given part time work that are not strenuous and pays $12 an hour.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart.aspx?ID=2671A year ago, my friend asked for my view about Ping An Insurance (2318.HK). I told him that I prefer to invest in PICC Property & Casualty (2328.HK) as it is undervalued and offer a better return. Here is an update.
Lazada and Shopee are engaged in a struggle for market share in the e-commerce business.
1. Do you support Russia's action in Ukraine?
Several people told me that the Octopus card is well used in Hong Kong. My friend, who lived in Hong Kong for one year, told me that he used the Octopus card for payment for transport, restaurant and groceries. He hardly pay by cash.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 70% of the respondents said that China had responded appropriately to the visit by Pelosi to Taiwan.
I accept that the price to get a car permit will increase according to demand. If the price is not increased, there will be a big demand for cars.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 56% of respondents prefer other methods (other than COE) to reduce congestion on the roads, e.g. higher parking charges.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2664Wisdom of the Crowd: 78% of the respondents agree that employees are likely to abuse work from home. The concern of the employer is valid.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 55% of the respondents prefer the COE system to be changed. The other 45% (mostly public transport users, I suspect) prefer COE system to be retained.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 82% of the respondents said that the COE system needs to be changed.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2660I missed a potential gain of 35% by failing to buy additional Senseonics stock (SENS) when it jumped by 20%. If I had invested $20,000 USD, I would have made a gain of $7,000 in one day.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 56% of the employees prefer to work from home and are prepared to address the employer's concern about productivity for remote work.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2659Wisdom of the Crowd: 53 % of the respondents said that Singapore should be open, but ensure that our locals are not placed at a disadvantage due to national service obligations.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2658Wisdom of the Crowd: 76% of the respondents said that it is time to change the COE system to avoid the escalating COE prices and ensure a fairer distribution of the permits
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2657Wisdom of the Crowd: 64% of the respondents said that Rishi Sunak is not likely to be the prime minister of the UK due to his ethnic background and his past financial dealings.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2656I suggest that MAS should ask the banks to increase the interest rate that they pay for savings and deposits, and to charge a fee for cash services (i.e. ATM withdrawals and cash deposits). This fee should allow the banks to recover their actual expenses in providing these cash services.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 63% of the respondents said that Liz Truss is most likely to be voted as the next prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 40% of the respondents said that Rishi Sunak is more suitable to be the prime minister of the United Kingdom. 38% chose Liz Truss.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 84% of the respondents said that Sheng Siong offer the best prices among the three supermarkets, followed by Fairprice (15%).
Wisdom of the Crowd: 78% of the respondents said that Fairprice is not playing a role in moderating prices. They are increasing prices and other supermarkets are following them.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2652Wisdom of the Crowd: 68 % of the respondents said that we should allow leaders of other countries to park their wealth here. We should treat them like any other wealthy person, as we are not able to make any judgement on how they acquire their wealth.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 61% of the respondents said that the former president of Sri Lanka should be allowed entry into Singapore on a social visit pass, similar to what is allowed for other travellers.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2650I bought 200 Tesla shares last night. I plan to buy another 300 shares next week.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 85 % - The total tax paid by the ordinary people in Singapore is actually quite high, if we add income tax, GST, and other indirect taxes.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 93% of the respondents said that the government should reduce wasteful spending instead of increasing GST.
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Wisdom of the Crowd: 50% of the respondents said that cash is the most convenient way to make small payments.
Should Singapore use a party-list proportional representation instead of the current first-past-the-post voting that use constituency like SMS and GRC to give the opposition many seats if their party got 5% of votes in the elections?
Wisdom of the Crowd: 44% of the respondents support the proposal for poor families to send their babies for adoption by families who can give a better life for the babies.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 56% of the respondents said that abortion should be the choice of the mother. 40% said that it should be banned after the fetus has reached a certain stage.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2641Wisdom of the Crowd: 58% of the respondents said that America should have a national law that protects the rights to an abortion. The remaining 42% prefer to leave this matter to the individual states.
US tech stocks have fallen about 40% from the 52 week peak price.
I met an elderly woman who wore a badge of "Service Ambassador" at the MRT station. She worked part time, 3 hours a day.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 69% of the respondents said that the owner of a repossessed flat should not be required to pay a resale levy as the repossession was compulsory.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 44% of the respondents said that a fair compensation to the owner of a repossessed HDB flat is the current market value. The remainder suggested a premium between 10 to 30%.
https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2638Wisdom of the Crowd: 48% of the respondents said that for owners affected by SERS, HDB should offer a replacement flat nearby for the same remaining tenure. 40% said that HDB should offer a compensation at 20% above the market price and let the owner find a resale flat.
Wisdom of the Crowd: 71% of the respondents said that only staff who can be monitored by results or who can be trusted should be allowed to work from home. If these conditions are not met, they have to report for work in the office.
