Permanent DST improves both of your examples (sun rising too early in the summer and setting too early in the winter). The argument against permanent DST in Bo

Permanent DST improves both of your examples (sun rising too early in the summer and setting too early in the winter). The argument against permanent DST in Boston is how dark it would be when kids go to school. Of course the counterarguments are "Alaskans do it" and "you can just adjust school schedules (and the work schedules of all the affected parents...)". In theory, those are both options, but are less desirable for many than the status quo