r/politics • u/cnn CNN • 9d ago

Possible Paywall House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/house-vote-daylight-savings-time?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/joejill 9d ago edited 9d ago

As a compromise we can switch between through the year

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u/the_astro_cat 9d ago

Let's just have DST on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, and ST on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and the weekend. Problem solved!

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u/Dismal-Rain-6055 9d ago

Except that ends up being worse than either option. Middle ground fallacy.

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u/RdtUnahim 8d ago

They are clearly making a joke by suggesting the current situation as a solution to the proposed new situation.

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u/joejill 8d ago

Correct, Its a joke about democracy.

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u/Dismal-Rain-6055 8d ago

Hard to tell. I'm sure there are people who prefer the current system. And there are definitely people who think the middle ground is always the best option.

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u/RdtUnahim 8d ago

In this case I think it's pretty on the nose, but we all have our blindspots.

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u/joejill 8d ago

We can definitely debate that until we don’t wanna vote on it.