@thegibson in China the government won the time war and throughout the entire country there is now only the One True 8AM. In western China the sun rises pretty late in the "morning".
In America the "time war" would be a bidding war rather than a series of physical battles. Hours like Noon would be in high demand and only affordable to large corporations. A VC funded tech company would become "the Uber of time" and rent out hours to "independent contractors" to deliver to us for a 30% cut.