lowering of drinking age

Lowering of Drinking Age When teenagers turn eighteen, we tell them they are adults and send them into the world. They go to college, get a job, marry or join the military. They do grown up things like vote, pay taxes and become parents. They can drive cars, buy a gun, smoke, serve on a jury, and go to an adult prison. But they can’t go to a bar for a drink because when …

…We can learn from this. Because the twenty-one year old drinking age law is not working, we need to change it and teach responsible drinking techniques to those who choose to consume alcoholic beverages. I’m not saying that alcohol is good, but if our government feels that eighteen year olds are responsible enough to make important life decisions, it should show confidence in these young adults to act mature when it comes to drinking.