President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end daylight savings time, a move that would have significant impacts on U.S. life, especially during the spring and summer months when Americans enjoy more daylight hours. The medical community has long supported standard time, citing health risks associated with daylight savings time such as mood disorders and car accidents. Trump’s announcement has been met with both surprise and support from experts and advocates of standard time. If implemented, the change would result in earlier sunrises and sunsets, affecting activities such as school start times and evening events like baseball games. Some business interests and politicians, like Senator Marco Rubio, have historically supported daylight savings time for economic reasons. However, there is a growing push for permanent standard time, with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Academy of Neurology endorsing this stance. The debate between daylight savings time and standard time has been ongoing, with past attempts at year-round daylight savings proving unpopular. Ultimately, the decision to end daylight savings time would require widespread infrastructure upgrades and could have various implications on daily life and safety. While polling data on this issue is limited, there seems to be some support for permanent daylight savings time, although proponents of standard time argue for a better understanding of the potential health and safety impacts of each option.
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