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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the US states that still do this nonsense, it's 8 months on daylight saving time (summer time), and just four months on so-called "standard time." We should just stay on summer time all year at this point.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We were so close to being rid of it last year. The Senate unanimously Approved the "The Sunshine Protection Act" which would of gotten rid of the fall back period we experience in November. But Congress never brought it to a vote so it never became law.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Why am I not surprised? I wish we'd just pick one and stick with it.