It's not about energy, regrdless of the name of the bill it was in, it's about money- more specfically, commerce.
Not as many people go shopping when it's dark out. That downtown just isn't as much fun to walk around when it's dark out. Conversely, when it's still light out (after work) people are more likely to go out and... that's right, spend money shopping.
Bean counters figured out that the economy will generate [x] more dollars a year with an extra hour of daylight. That's tax revenue folks.... the retail sector wins, government coffers win, the only ones that gets hosed are those of us with toddlers trying to adjust thier bedtimes 1 hour. =P
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It's not about energy, regrdless of the name of the bill it was in, it's about money- more specfically, commerce. Not as many people go shopping when it's dark out. That downtown just isn't as much fun to walk around when it's dark out. Conversely, when it's still light out (after work) people are more likely to go out and... that's right, spend money shopping. Bean counters figured out that the economy will generate [x] more dollars a year with an extra hour of daylight. That's tax revenue folks.... the retail sector wins, government coffers win, the only ones that gets hosed are those of us with toddlers trying to adjust thier bedtimes 1 hour. =P