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set the beginning of daylight savings time to the second Monday of March at 4PM instead of the second Sunday at 2AM.

Created by J.L. on March 11, 2013

Daylight savings time should begin during the day on a weekday to facilitate easier adjustment as many people forget to move their clocks forward one hour on a Saturday/Sunday evening. Also, due to the loss of one hour (which is usually one hour of sleep), work productivity drops considerably for most Americans who have trouble adjusting (http://www.cnbc.com/id/46668067/Daylight_Saving_Results_in_Employee_039C...). By having the time change towards the end of a standard work day, it would encourage higher productivity in order to complete the same amount of work with one less hour. This is why I propose the beginning of daylight savings time be moved to the second Monday of March at 4:00PM instead of the second Sunday of March at 2:00AM.

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