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What should the legal drinking age be?

What should the legal drinking age be?

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What should the legal drinking age be?
 
I say 18.Its when you can legally go to a warzone, vote, be a legal adult, move out of your parent's house and buy cigarettes.
 
18 was legal for beer when I grew up. If you are mature enough to go to war and vote you should be able to drink
 
18 for reasons cited above. One caveat: you should be able to drink under the supervision of your parents at any age. I personally think a glass of wine at dinner occasionally helps with drinking responsibly.
 
18 for reasons cited above. One caveat: you should be able to drink under the supervision of your parents at any age. I personally think a glass of wine at dinner occasionally helps with drinking responsibly.

I agree with this idea
 
18 for reasons cited above. One caveat: you should be able to drink under the supervision of your parents at any age. I personally think a glass of wine at dinner occasionally helps with drinking responsibly.

if you want that, just come to Australia, in my state, the law is that you can drink under parent supervision at home or in the pub, but you can only buy alcohol once you're 18.
 
Eighteen. It's the age of legal adulthood.

Of course, I think the age of legal adulthood should be reduced to fifteen. But one fight at a time.
 
I say 18.Its when you can legally go to a warzone, vote, be a legal adult, move out of your parent's house and buy cigarettes.

If folks would join the service, vote, act like an adult and stop looking to mommy and daddy (or the government) to pay the bills I'd be all for it.
 
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I'd be willing to lower the drinking age, if the driving age could be raised.
Driving is far more dangerous than drinking; it takes many more teen lives each year.
I certainly don't think people should be operating motor vehicles before the age of eighteen.
I'd be willing to switch the drinking and driving ages, actually: drinking at sixteen, driving at 21.
Many teens and probably nearly all young adults drink at home with their families anyway.
In many homes and cultures, moderate drinking- a beer while watching the game, a glass of wine at dinner, champagne on holidays- is a normal way of life that all family members, including minors, participate in.
Young people should be taught to drink moderately and responsibly.
By age 21, it's too late to teach them. They're long gone.
 
I say 21 because I'd be worried 18 year olds still in high school would buy it for their younger friends. 19 or 20 if you're in the army.
 
Other: I would place no age limit on drinking. Ideally people would learn to drink responsibly before they are old enough to drive, and that is more likely to happen in the context of family dinners than college or high school parties. One caveat would be that dependent minors would still be subject to the rules of their households. Another caveat is that businesses can do what they want in terms of who they will serve alcohol.
 
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I say 21 because I'd be worried 18 year olds still in high school would buy it for their younger friends. 19 or 20 if you're in the army.

There's no shortage of older siblings and homeless people for them to utilize. It's really not that difficult for a minor to get alcohol.
 
The legal drinking age should be 18. It makes no sense for it to be 21.
 
Any age as long as it is blessed by a priest.:roll:
 
There's no shortage of older siblings and homeless people for them to utilize. It's really not that difficult for a minor to get alcohol.

I am in college and I see first hand the irresponsible drinking habits that go on. I am not against 18 year olds drinking in a responsible environment, but more against them buying alcohol. At least at my school, some who can buy alcohol do buy it for their underage friends... and the majority of those who drink underage at my school drink in an irresponsible manner. I can only assume that making the legal buying age 18 will allow greater access to alcohol for those under 18.... more so than exists now.

Unless they're with their family, I'm strongly against those under 18 drinking. They have more important things to do at that point in their lives (i.e. play sports, join clubs, find a hobby, study, do well in high school and then get into college or get a good job).


Personally I think you should be able to consume alcohol at any age if with family, be allowed to drink alcohol without family after 18 (but not buy), and be able to buy alcohol at 20 or 21. Almost like having an adult in the car when you have a drivers permit.
 
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I think it should remain at 21. Personally I think 18 year olds are far to immature to be drinking. I also think they should raise the driving age.
 
Around 18ish. I'd leave it completely up to the States.
 
Supervised: Probably around 10, but ideally to be used sparingly for special occasions.
Unsupervised: Probably between 18 and 21

I think the age is less important than the stigma surrounding alcohol. If drinking is "bad" than people will flock to it because they want to rebel. If you allow small amounts at a younger age and a sip or two of wine is normal, than people would be less likely to abuse it.
 
I think it should remain at 21. Personally I think 18 year olds are far to immature to be drinking. I also think they should raise the driving age.

But you are mature enough to vote for President, get married, join the military....etc..etc....etc....
 
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