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End Daylight Saving Time

Created by J.M. on November 02, 2015

Reasons to end DST. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/11/131101-when-does-dayligh...
1) It has no effect or increases energy consumption
2) Farmers hate it (It was started by German Communists in 1916 not US Farmers)
3) Barely 1/3 of the US thinks its worth keeping
4) Spring forward leads to a 10% increase in heart attacks
5) Not Everyone in the US observes it anyway (Way to go Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianas Islands)
5) It disrupts human circadian rhythms (Internal body clocks)
6) It disrupts peoples schedules, making people late for work and causing lost wages
7) It only benefits the electric companies, gas companies, and the golf industry

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