Provided the opportunity presented itself, most people would probably, at some juncture, turn back time. Doing it in one hour increments on the first Sunday in November would certainly not be their first choice, but that’s exactly what we do year after year.
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts wants to end the practice of turning back the clock and keep Daylight Savings Time, period. Federal law only allows states to opt out of Daylight Saving Time – not make it permanent. Massachusetts isn’t conceding and has formed a commission to study how the Bay State can preserve more late-afternoon sunshine during the fall and winter.
Turning back the clocks in November is just another bogus canard that in some way we are able to obtain an extra hour of daylight in the morning. Nothing is gained; rather the fading
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The same holds true for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands and more than 160 countries.
An Indian chief, who, by the way is not related to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, was told about the upcoming Daylight Savings Time switch and was asked what he thought about the idea. He answered saying only liberals would cut off one end of a blanket and sow it on other end and believing he now has a longer blanket.
Maintaining Daylight Savings Time would place Massachusetts into the Atlantic Time Zone. Other states in the Eastern Time Zone would obviously need to follow suit to avoid disruptions to financial markets, broadcast schedules and travelers to mention three concerns.
Daylight is certainly a far more valuable commodity in the evening than in the early morning that would yield health and economic benefits, according to the draft report from a Massachusetts commission studying the issue. Moreover, researchers say daylight helps to boost your