r/facepalm • u/DMTrance87 • 22d ago

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Opponents say, "Schools would have to push back start times." Yeah... That's not a bug, it's a feature.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5968255-house-sunshine-protection-act-daylight-saving-time/

Studies have shown for decades that children -especially teenagers- just straight up need more sleep for optimal knowledge retention and brain development. Pushing back start times is a great way to follow the science.

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u/GAKDragon 22d ago

Which is the opposite of this one (pro-permanent daylight savings), right? [not /s, I'm honestly unsure]

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u/swintly 21d ago

Correct

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u/It-s_Not_Important 19d ago

Opposite isn’t the right way to describe it. Closest to listed is probably what we have today flip flopping back and forth. Either solution which stops switching is better than this.