Daylight Savings Time: It’s Expensive, Inefficient, Unpopular, and Deadly, so Why Won’t Congress Kill It?

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When you enjoy Daylight Savings Time, remember those who die in the time wars:

“During the week after the spring transition a significant increase in daily total mortality of about 3% per day was observed.”

A democratic party would be working to end it: More Than Half in U.S. Want Daylight Saving Time Sunsetted.

So would a party that cared about government efficiency: Does Daylight Saving Time Actually Save? Research Shows Costs Outweigh Benefits.

I have a theory for why DST is still with us: Big Daylight bought Congress.

Okay, “Big Daylight” is a notion that makes me grin, but I can make an argument that it’s real: There’s profit for Big Medicine in more injuries and for Big Auto whenever a wrecked car needs to be replaced. There’s even profit for Big Clock when people get so annoyed with DST that they buy a new clock that has a DST button. In a country of 340 million, the bad effects of DST help a lot of businesses. It’s only we citizens who pay.