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snap802 t1_jbmdkh9 wrote

Multi part question:

Will you ever give up on standard time? How let down would you feel if the US adopts daylight time? How concerned are you that Congress would just run around and desert measures to go to year round standard time? Do you cry when the time changes to daylight savings? How long until we can truly say goodbye to springing forward? Is daylight savings just a lie that hurts us?

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AmitaGoyalMD t1_jbmfyss wrote

Hi snap802 - The AASM advocates for permanent Standard Time. We have actually tried permanent Daylight Saving Time in the past and it did not work. In December 1973, Congress enacted a two-year trial of permanent Daylight Saving Time to try to reduce energy consumption during a nationwide energy crisis. It ended up lasting less than one year because of very strong public opposition. One of the reasons for the opposition was that children were going to school in the dark during the winter. The outcry was so strong that Congress reversed the trial and reinstated Standard Time during the winter months in November 1974. We will not give up on permanent Standard Time!

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AbbyStrangMD OP t1_jbmh0cg wrote

Hi snap802, for more detailed information, here is a link to the AASM position statement:https://sleepeducation.org/resources/daylight-saving-time/

In addition to AASM, many other health organizations feel the same way:

American Medical Association https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-calls-permanent-standard-time

National Sleep Foundation

https://www.thensf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NSF-Position-on-Permanent-Standard-Time_3.22.2021.pdf

Sleep Research Society

https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/45/12/zsac236/6717940

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