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I lived in Northwest Indiana when I was 18. Back then the drinking age in Indiana was 21, but it was 19 in Illinois and 18 in Michigan. It would take me 10 minutes to drive to Illinois and 30 minutes to drive to Michigan. The drinking age needs to be the same in all states. Not 18 but 19 is ok because you are probably out of high school and more likely socializing more with the over 18 instead of under 18 crowd.
My only issue is the bolded above. There used to be in fact training. I was able to drink at 18 legally and when I did it was around those over 21 often times. In my case I did learn how to act while drinking. 18 year olds now sneak their drinks and often hang with younger kids who do not know how to act and or drink because of the lack of experience. I wonder what europeans have to say on this subject.
My point remains that there is no official training for "drinking" in the same way 18 year olds in the military are officially trained to handle "situations"/guns/etc. And the fact remains that no one signs up to drink while under-aged and goes through beer/cosmopolitan boot camp.
Who cares what Eurotrash thinks?
Europeans don't care. They're too busy living off of their happy socialist government, and the few who fund it, while sipping on any alcohol they can get with the pennies left over for them after paying their HUGE taxes.
Why do you think the legal age is so low or non-existent in the greater EU socialist countries? Let 'em find that crutch early in life and get addicted to it so they don't understand how they are REALLY being screwed over when they grow up.
Keep 'em drunk or stoned from day one. Makes for a lot happier sheep.
If a 18 year old is old enough to join the military why shouldn't he or she be allowed to purchase alcohol.
Seriously your considered old enough to give up your life for your country but not old enough to drink in your country.
because the 18 year olds that volunteer for armed services are the best we have to offer. And the ones that don't for the most part are idiots. And since we'd be giving the right to drink to 95% of the idiots, who will then get behind a wheel and drive and run into people.
And I don't mean to disparage 18 year olds that don't volunteer for armed services, but the fact is most 18 year olds have very poor judgement. I was an idiot when I was 18. Most of us were idiots.
Setting the legal limit at 18 would increase alcohol related fatalities on the road by an immense measure. This isn't Europe where young people can jump on a train or bus or walk to their local pub. The USA is a huge country and we have a massive DUI problem already.
I hate to say it, but no. Lowering the drinking age to 18 again will just lead to an increase of drunk driving accidents and deaths. That's the reason it was raised back up to 21 years ago.
LIES!
It has already been proven that raising the drinking age to 21 did not decrease overall drunk driving accidents and deaths. It merely shifted the average age of the drunk drivers by about 2-4 years.
It has already been proven that raising the drinking age to 21 did not decrease overall drunk driving accidents and deaths. It merely shifted the average age of the drunk drivers by about 2-4 years.
Based on your own statement, it is very likely deaths and accidents were reduced. If the average age of drunk driver was increased by 2-4 years, then the number of drunk drivers had to have decreased. Fewer drunk drive mean fewer accidents and deaths due to drunk drivers.
It has already been proven that raising the drinking age to 21 did not decrease overall drunk driving accidents and deaths. It merely shifted the average age of the drunk drivers by about 2-4 years.
Actually, I believe that is untrue. Please post some stats with source.
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