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JoeAltmaier
on Nov 24, 2015
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Where to hate daylight saving time and where to lo...
But now is standard time. DST was invented for the opposite reason - so we could get home while it was still light, have some leisure after work.
cauterized
on Nov 24, 2015
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Right. Extending daylight savings to extend leisure time makes some sense (although it wouldn't accomplish much in places where the sun sets before 4:30 in winter anyway). But extending daylight savings "to save energy" is counterproductive.
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