Evidence Mounts that Daylight Saving Time Changes Harm Health and Cost Billions, Despite Lack of Congressional Action
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Changing clocks for Daylight Saving Time (DST) negatively impacts health, leading to more cardiac issues, injuries, cyberloafing, and depression.
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DST disrupts investors and markets, with investors responding slower to earnings reports right after the time change.
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DST increases costs, with more car accidents, higher electric bills, greater pollution, and airline industry losses of hundreds of millions.
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Total economic impact is difficult to calculate but one study found spring DST change alone cost over $433 million.
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Legislation to eliminate time changes has passed the Senate but stalled in the House, despite evidence of high costs from changing clocks twice per year.