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In reply to the discussion: Daylight saving time bill stalls again in US Senate [View all]radical noodle
(10,423 posts)13. Indiana stayed on one time for years
        and it worked fine. Everyone liked it, then Mitch Daniels (R) was elected governor and restarted the system of changing back and forth. For some time, he allowed each county to decide what time to adopt and that was a real Republican nightmare. People were working in one time zone and living in another. 
I've seen articles saying changing the time back and forth is bad for your health, so I'm not sure what to believe about that. I only know that whenever the time changed, my body had a difficult time adjusting. 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/changing-clocks-to-daylight-saving-time-is-bad-for-your-health/
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        Adults have an easier time dealing with evening darkness just due to a "height advantage"
        BumRushDaShow
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        And what happens with the parents who have to go to work BEFORE school starts?
        BumRushDaShow
        Wednesday
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        Everything has to move together, if school starts one hour later, then industry must allow of r that as well.
        Escurumbele
        Wednesday
        #26
      
        
        Rick Scott will do anything to make him look accomplished after he defrauded Medicare
        mdbl
        Wednesday
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        You could start by using the European dates for changing - end of March, end of October
        muriel_volestrangler
        Wednesday
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        "humans do normally get up earlier when the sun rises earlier (and when it's warmer)"
        BumRushDaShow
        Wednesday
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        I definitely prefer daylight savings time. 4:15-4:30 sunsets are not cool!
        Lucky Luciano
        Wednesday
        #14
      
        
        No, the whole country should be alternating Standard Time and DST like it currently is.
        maxsolomon
        Wednesday
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        It hurts businesses, mostly the construction industry who have to stop working at around 04:00pm
        Escurumbele
        Wednesday
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        Who gives a flying fuck? We have a fucking NAZI running this Country in collaboration with Putin
        Bengus81
        Wednesday
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        If there is any issue that should be controlled at the state level, this is it.
        thought crime
        Wednesday
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