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Permanent Daylight Saving Time Is Bad for Rural – and All – Americans

Environment,Daylight Savings Time,Rural America,Agriculture,Farmers,US Congress,Domestic Policy

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A funny thing happened on the way to changing the clocks: Farmers got blamed for Daylight Saving Time (DST).

"Not only is that not true, but it is 100% not true. It is as far from true as one could get," David Prerau, author of Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time, told Nebraska Public Media in 2022.

"People think it was put in place for farmers, but the leading group against daylight saving time has always been farmers and agricultural people."...

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