When they don't do the right thing, they are more empowered ... what the 2
parties agree on. More power for them. We are more dependent and beholding.
I say TERM LIMITS. anything that diminishes their power is the right
direction.
DP
In a message dated 3/25/2022 5:50:28 PM Mountain Standard Time,
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
With Russia invading Ukraine, lingering Covid issues, the economy …. & on & on
why are we worried about DST??? Congress needs to get with the program! Jane
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 24, 2022, at 5:10 PM, Steve <sfgrob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I keep hearing this argument about it being too dark in the morning for kids to
go to school, etc. And it is dumb.
When we first moved to Indiana we did not have DST but stayed on EST
year-round. For a while, but then some dumba** politicians screwed things up
and decided Indiana need to be in lockstep with the rest of the country, so we
went to DST for part of the year.
In the center I came into we had sites in Illinois and Wisconsin in the Central
Time Zone, and Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone. So this
meant that part of the year were in sync with the Central Time Zone, and the
other part of the year, we where in the Eastern Time Zone. So how did we
handle this?
Simple. People would come in either an hour earlier, or an hour later,
depending on the region they were working in and/or the time change cycle. And
it worked out well. Most people liked the flexibility to come earlier, while
others preferred to come in later. Worked out well.
So if you think it is too dark in the morning, to start school, or what ever,
start half an hour later or so for awhile, if you choose. It is not that
difficult.
Steve
On 03/24/2022 15:44, dpolhill (dpolhill) wrote: 3/24/22 kiplinger ...DP
Americans may soon no longer need to spring forward or fall back. Congress is
inching closer to making daylight saving time permanent, thanks to the efforts
of lawmakers like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Legislation sponsored by Rubio
passed the Senate with unanimous consent. The bill would make daylight saving
time year-round, starting in Nov. of next year. Proponents of the move say it
would have numerous benefits, including enhanced productivity, reduced energy
usage and more sunshine later in the day, boosting outdoor activity and
alleviating seasonal depression. But the proposal’s many critics mean passage
is not guaranteed. One concern is that workers and students would be forced to
travel to their jobs and to school in the dark during the winter…not an ideal
scenario for many. Note that permanent daylight saving time has been tried
before, in the 1970s, but was so unpopular, the experiment lasted less than two
years. Nevertheless, the idea has endured. Many states have passed laws or
resolutions on the issue, though making the switch would require approval from
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