Daylight Saving Time is all about money
Before I went to bed last night, I double-checked my alarm and then set another one. My son was at a sleepover and had a soccer game an hour away first thing in the morning. It’s a challenge at the best of times to coordinate schedules but especially today: Time sprung ahead in some parts of the world, ours included, for Daylight Saving Time .
The beginnings of DST are sometimes credited to Benjamin Franklin. The idea appeared in his 1784 essay, though many are quick to point out that it was considered to be satire. In the essay, Franklin calculates the hours spent burning candles and declared: Whether Franklin actually inspired DST in the U.S. may be a matter of debate but it's clear that the underlying concept is what drives DST today. It's all about energy policy and money. That's contrary to popular opinion which suggests that the adoption of DST in America was tied to accommodating farmers. In fact, ,"That's the complete inverse of what's true. The farmers were the only organized lobby against daylight saving in the history of the country.
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