Daylight Savings Time SUCKS

God invented time. Man invented clocks to measure and quantify it. Man gave time various names to describe time. Currently, we have Eastern Standard Time (EST), Central Standard Time (CST), Mountain Standard Time (MST), and Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Politicians invented ways to try and "control" time. They invented "Daylight Savings Time" (DST) or sometimes called "Summer Time." They claim it makes better use of the daylight in the evenings in the summer months.

Only a politician could contrive this insane plan. You move the clock ahead in the spring by one hour. This is so you can take advantage of the longer days and shorter nights. In the fall, you reset your clocks back one hour because there is no more "savings" when the days become shorter.

Not all countries across the globe observe "Daylight Savings Time." The ones who do say that moving the clock ahead results in fewer automobile accidents and injuries. They also say that it increases the amount of "outdoor" activities. (Why is that important?) Here in the USA the number 1 reason stated for DST is to save energy. The GREEN movement claims that DST reduces the amount of artificial light required during evening hours. That's true, but I guess they forgot that the usage goes up proportionally in the morning and actually offsets that argument.

The USA and Canada extended DST back in 2007 by increasing the start/stop dates from April start to March and October stop date to November. Many studies have been conducted about the so-called "energy savings" and there are no real marked evidences to indicate any sound reasons for continuing this STUPID idea.

Brief History
Ben Franklin was the first to suggest such an idea in 1784. That was when there were no machines to generate electricity and create light. Lamps used oils of various types and this would reduce consumption of these expensive fuels. No one bought into his idea at that time.

It wasn't until 1905 by an English politician named William Willett. His proposal was published in the House of Commons but was not made into law until 1916 by several countries. They observed DST then to conserve fuels and make use of natural sunlight. (Remember, there was a war going on and these countries need all the fuel they could get their hands on).

Daylight Savings Time didn't come to the USA until FDR mandated it to be "year round" in 1945. He called it "War Time." This kept people here in confusion until about 1966. That's when Congress (politicians once again), established the "Uniform Time Act of 1966." It stayed that way until 2007 when (you guessed it) Congress changed DST once again.

Conclusion
There are no advantages to undergoing an exercise that creates a false sense "saving time or daylight" when it creates jet lag in a large portion of the population twice a year. This is the 21st Century - not the 1700s. Politicians always screw-up things with unintended consequences.

We should leave time alone and leave it to the guy who created it in the first place.