WOTC - Pricing for online purchases

 Wisdom of the Crowd: 100 % of the respondents prefer good quality products at low prices for their online purchases. They do not want to pay more to participate in contests and lucky draws.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2730

Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues

1. Will President Putin attend the G20 summit?
2. Will Joe Biden and Valdimir Putin meet in Bali?
3. Will Joe Biden meet with Xi Jinping in Bali?

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WOTC - Shortage of hospital beds

Wisdom of the Crowd: 92 % of the respondents said that the government should set aside a special treatment center for covid patients, as they account for the increase in hospital cases.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2728

WOTC - Immunity for past presidents

 Wisdom of the Crowd: 83 % of the respondents said that a past president should be accountable for his past crimes like any ordinary citizen.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2727

WOTC - Governance of China

 Wisdom of the Crowd: 80% of the respondence said that the governance of China is better than the western countries.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2726

Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues

 

1. Should Singapore abolish the mandatory death sentence for drug offences?
2. Why does Richard Branson decline the rebate with minister Shanmugam?

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WOTC - Travel through checkpoints

 Wisdom of the crowd: 50 % of the respondents said that the authority should segregate the daily travelers (who live in Johore and work in Singapore) to make it easy for them to pass the checkpoints.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2725

Review of PayPal

 I made a review of PayPal as Elon Musk wants to introduce a payment service in Twitter. This service will compete with PayPal.

https://fisca.sg/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ID=1253

Will Elon Musk sue Twitter board?

 Will Elon Musk sue the previous board of Twitter for damages, if he has prove that the bots represent (say) 25% of the reported users?

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5530

Wisdom of the Crowd - New Issues

1. Which method do you prefer to receive mail from businesses
2. Should the NRIC be kept confidential?

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Receive business mail virtually

 I suggest that the IMDA set up a platform for recipients to receive their business mail virtually.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5528

WOTC - China's approach to regional countries

 Wisdom of the Crowd: 92% of the respondents said that China does not want to be bullied by America and seeks peaceful cooperation with other countries.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2724

NRIC as an identity

 Singapore had a good system to identify a resident using an identity card (i.e. NRIC). We should strengthen this system and use it to our advantage.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5527

Elon Musk takes over Twitter

 After completing the purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk removed 4 top executives of Twitter.

Analysts asked - how is Musk going to manage Twitter? He already has too many matters that need his personal attention in Tesla and other companies.

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5526

WOTC - Removal of term limit

 Wisdom of the Crowd: 90% of the respondents said that the removal of the term limit for Xi Jinping does not mean that China is becoming more authoritarian.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2723

WOTC - Queues at checkpoint

 Wisdom of the Crowd: 82 % of the respondents said that the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) should improve the system to reduce the long queue, which is bad for travelers.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2722

WOTC - Prime Minister of UK

 Wisdom of the Crowd: 40% of the respondents expect Rishi Sunak to be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom. Although it is less than 50%, he has the highest score among the 4 potential contenders.

https://tklcloud.com/Crowd2/chart3.aspx?id=2721

Why does Xi Jinping remove his rivals?

https://tklcloud.com/Feedback/feedback2.aspx?id=5525

Drop in REIT price

 This article shows the drop in REITS prices for the past year to 26 Oct 2022.

https://fisca.sg/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ID=1251

Drop in bond and stock prices

 30 year US treasury bond yield 2% at the start of 2022.

10 months later, the yield jumped to 4.23%.
The bond price dropped by 38%.
For the same period, Nasdaq dropped by 33%, Dow Jones Industrial by 20% and S&P by 22%.

Bonds are not safe. They can drop in price sharply, due to higher interest rate.

https://fisca.sg/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ID=1250