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Saving daylight was first mentioned in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin in a humorous letter urging Parisians to save money by getting up earlier to use morning sunlight, thereby burning fewer candles in the evening. Franklin did not mention daylight saving time—he did not propose that clock time be changed. His letter was in the spirit of his earlier proverb "Early to bed and early to rise / Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."

-- Wikipedia

Ah-Ha! I am glad to learn that Ben Franklin is not at the bottom of this nefarious plot behind Daylight Saving Time.

Who is? I thought I caught the the scent of elitist conspiracy:

DST was first proposed in 1907 by William Willett. An avid golfer, he disliked cutting short his round at dusk.

Wikipedia's report also brings out how energy savings are actually quite questionable. So, who benefits and what is behind this extension of Daylight Savings Time:

Golf courses, convenience stores and other businesses benefit from extra afternoon sunlight. In the mid-1980s Clorox (parent of Kingsford Charcoal) and 7-Eleven, which both benefit from DST, provided the primary funding for the Daylight Saving Time Coalition that successfully lobbied to extend U.S. DST, and both Idaho senators voted to extend DST on the basis of fast-food restaurants selling more French fries made from Idaho potatoes.

I think it's time we put an end to this farce.

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