U.S. Senate approves bill that would make Daylight Savings Time Permanent (cost, school)

[thedirtypirate]

U.S. Senate approves bill that would make Daylight Savings Time permanent in 2023

Personally, I am all for it. I hate changing the clocks and having to adjust to it.

[VA Yankee]

Lets permanently eliminate it instead.

[elnina]

Me too. It was perhaps useful 100 years ago, but now it doesn't make any sense. It cost too much money and changing schedules twice a year creates unnecessary
havoc.

[DRob4JC]

This will work until people get mad when it takes the sun too long to rise in the morning.

I thought part of the purpose was so that school kids would not be in the dark waiting for school buses.

Adding this in for info...

History of Daylight Saving Time (DST)

[elnina]

Originally Posted by VA Yankee

Let permanently eliminate it instead.

It will be permanently eliminated, when approved. Just one time all year around. No more changes.

[thedirtypirate]

It passed the Senate with a vote of 100-0, so I imagine it will pass the House too.

[g555]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

This will work until people get mad when it takes the sun too long to rise in the morning.

I thought part of the purpose was so that school kids would not be in the dark waiting for school buses.

The Democrats might think the kids do remote in the early morning when it's dark, with advances in technology. As you know, they didn't push for schools to re-open as quick and it was the Republicans generally more.

The FL Senators like Rubio wanted this a long time ago, as it's better for business- like the amusement parks.

[MattCW]

Originally Posted by elnina

It will be permanently eliminated, when approved. Just one time all year around. No more changes.

No, it will be permanently established. We'll be one hour wrong compared to the rest of the world

[toodie]

I remember seeing kids waiting at school bus stops on dark mornings when it was pouring rain. Not good, especially near busy streets. It's convenient for adults in most cases, but it's not safe for kids.

[michiganmoon]

Originally Posted by VA Yankee

Let permanently eliminate it instead.

To be clear this would stop the changes, just make the winter time permanent.