Gently — half right, which is more than usual. The 1986 and 2005 extensions in the US really were lobbied by retail, golf and the candy industry; it's in the hearing records. But the original 1916 change was Germany saving coal in wartime, and Britain followed within weeks. I can dig out the hearing transcript if anyone actually wants it.
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