James Lankford cites a veteran as partial reason for recommitting to Sunshine Protection Act, which has already passed in Senate
Archived version: https://archive.ph/QhlaG
- EssentialCoffee ( @EssentialCoffee@midwest.social ) English29•7 months ago
Omg, please for the love of everything, get rid of the time change.
I don’t care which way they pick, just get rid of it. It’s absolutely useless.
- Spitzspot ( @Spitzspot@lemmings.world ) 12•7 months ago
Compromise and make DST permanent but 30 minutes ahead.
- kingthrillgore ( @KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml ) 11•7 months ago
Jesus Christ a Republican I agree with, what year is it?!
- survivalmachine ( @survivalmachine@beehaw.org ) 12•7 months ago
An election year.
- Keith ( @kzhe@lemmy.zip ) 4•7 months ago
Don’t do it. Daylight savings time saves 366 lives a year from traffic accidents alone Coate and Markowitz which while isn’t that much is still worth the inconvenience.
Also, 2015 paper from the Brookings Institute claims a 7% drop in crime, when they extended by 4 weeks, we saved 60 million dollars. If we account for indirect costs like those of murder, rape, we get 246 million saved (Popular Mechanics)
Basically more light is good
- survivalmachine ( @survivalmachine@beehaw.org ) 3•7 months ago
Why do you say “Don’t do it.” And then say a bunch of things that agree it would be good? This proposal is advocating for making daylight saving time permanent.