US House Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
The Spin
Narrative A
Changing the clocks twice a year is an outdated measure and most Americans support the idea of moving to permanent daylight savings time. Giving people an extra hour of sunlight in the evenings would make Americans healthier, and reduce crime as well as traffic collisions.
Narrative B
If permanent daylight saving time were adopted, the darker mornings in winter would have detrimental impacts on construction workers, farmers and others who have an early start to their day. It would also cause more hazardous commutes for workers and school children, posing a safety risk to many Americans.
Narrative C
While it's true that most Americans hate the biannual clock changes, instead of permanent daylight saving time, which puts us out of sync with our natural body clock and has a host of negative health repercussions, Congress should instead be looking at permanent standard time.
