My argument is still the same no matter where you live. I realize that the farther away from the equator you live the shorter the hours of daylight you will have in the winter months due to being tilted away from the sun. The question is: WHEN do you want those few hours of daylight each day?
I would venture to guess that the majority of people, no matter where they live, realize that having the light in the morning is useless. Particularly if they work in a building of some sort. It's the going home in the dark after work that makes standard time such a bummer.
If the politicians are all about the economy, then they should want the time to be set to when the majority of people are more likely to go out AND SPEND THEIR MONEY. Example: I have a backyard project after work that will require me to BUY some items at the hardware store after work today. I could have done the same project next week if it wasn't for the time changing back to the standard daylight hours this weekend.
With daylight saving time in place people do 'after work' activities into the evening for a longer portion of the year. And that scenario would be true no matter where a person lives in the country. No, the folks in Maine or Minnesota wouldn't have the same length of daylight than those in Texas or Florida, but they would get more done (ie, spend more money) for a longer portion of the year based on the amount of late day sunlight they would have in their area.
This isn't rocket science. If the entire country started their workday earlier in the morning, they are naturally going to have more daylight to enjoy when their 8-9 hours is up. But if it is dark after work for the entire winter season and everyone just rolls up the streets waiting for the weekend to get things accomplished, where's the economical benefit in that?!?!?
I realize that those who work outdoors and rely on the sunlight to do their job would not see any advantage to starting their work earlier in the day. But we need to be thinking MAJORITY here. Most outdoor workers have to adjust to hostile conditions anyway, and the wintertime tends to have a lot to deal with in that regard. But I can't understand why the average person would be in favor of going home after work in the darkness of an already setting sun. For most people, the morning darkness only makes it a little harder to put the key in their car door when they are just going to be driving to work anyway.
When are these politicians going to learn that it's better for the economy if they would wake up and see the 'dark'? Getting dark early in the day doesn't help at all when it comes to the economy. :jpshakehead: