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> There's a pro-DST lobby because more post-work daylight hours is correlated with higher consumer spending. For that reason, permanent DST is more politically
by _greim_ 5y ago
> There's a pro-DST lobby because more post-work daylight hours is correlated with higher consumer spending. For that reason, permanent DST is more politically expedient in relation to permanent standard time.
You're probably overthinking this. Not every government action is a five-level Machiavellian scheme. Sometimes overwhelming public sentiment carries the day.
- KerrAvon 5y agoRubio literally said they did this after talking with airline/hospitality lobbyists.
- asdff 5y agoI believe he mentioned that when citing the delay until 2023 to give these industries time to update their systems
- throitallaway 5y agoTo be fair, economic incentives seem to be what drives most decisions. https://www.npr.org/2021/11/01/1050492391/daylight-saving-time-history-what-you-need-to-know https://www.npr.org/2021/11/01/1050492391/daylight-saving-ti...
- aiisjustanif 5y agoI wish we could change the phrase “economic incentive”. At the very essence of Economics it is the focus on actions human beings, fundamentally trade and labor. And it seeks the most optimal level of benefit or utility for humans. This is an incentive for companies, not necessarily humanity.
- throitallaway 5y agoCorporations are people, my friend. At least in the US.