Happy World Toilet Day

Today is proclaimed World Toilet Day by the Singapore-based World Toilet Organization.

"November 19th is World Toilet Day, a day on which we can remind others the importance of better sanitation for EVERYONE."

The group, known by its initials "WTO" says it is a global network of 151 toilet and sanitation organisations in 53 countries.

World Toilet Day "is now being celebrated by members all over the world," the website said.

Notably, the WTO is supporting efforts to minimize or eliminate flush toilets with the imposition of a toilet tax.

Adelaide University's Water Management Professor Mike Young said the tax would encourage people to take shorter showers, recycle washing machine water or connect rainwater tanks to internal plumbing.

"Some people may go as far as not flushing their toilet as often, as the less sewage you produce the less the rate you pay," Professor Young said.

In the long run, the tax idea may be implemented. One Democrat lawmaker in Florida has already proposed a tax on toilet paper.

Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see how Wall Street reacts to World Toilet Day. Maybe we'll see a harbinger of the future with the stock market coming out of the toilet and seeing its shadow.


[Update @ market close]

Heh, the Dow fell more than 400 points on World Toilet Day.

Companion post at The Jawa Report.