I did some math earlier in this thread, but it's worth repeating due to the upcoming vote on the issue. Permanent DST means roughly double the amount of mornings you'll start your day in the dark. Using 8am as the cut off, this is the number of days where the sun rises after 8am:
Normal time: Nov 19 - Feb 8 = 81 days
Permanent DST: Oct 15 - Mar 10 = 146 days
That is a massive change that I don't think is appreciated. Russia tried permanent DST about 10 years ago and abandoned it only a few years later. They have cities with similar daylight as us, so they are probably a good proxy.
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