Daylight saving time has long been linked to adverse health effects, but growing evidence shows moving the clock also costs the U.S. economy big bucks.
On Sunday, Nov. 5, most of the U.S. will dial back their clocks an hour in order to "fall back" to standard time as part of the nation's semi-annual ritual of changing the time. While much of the analysis surrounding America's twice-a-year clock changes covers the health effects of Daylight Saving Time – which includes a higher risk of cardiac issues amid disrupted sleep schedules – the economic toll has not received as much focus.
Despite evidence indicating changing the clocks has negative impacts on Americans' health and the economy, the latest effort in Congress to end the practice appears stalled. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has been leading a bipartisan coalition for years to make what is currently DST, the new standard time. His "Sunshine Protection Act" eliminating the time change passed the upper chamber by unanimous consent last year, but the House never took it up that Congress.
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