Why must you be 21 to drink?

Pat

The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was signed into law by Ronald Reagan. I was told while growing up in California, which had a 21yo drinking age well before was born in 1964, that it was an attempt to keep alcohol out of the hands of those under 18. Since high school students know more 18-20 year olds that would buy for them than 21 and overs. In 1982 Wisconsin was 18 while I was at Great Lakes (Illinois was 21), Florida was 19 in 1983 when I was stationed in Orlando, Idaho and Wyoming were 19 in 1984 when I was stationed in Idaho Falls and Hawaii was 18 when I was first stationed there in 1984 and that's where I turned 21.

Now, why do you have to be 21 to gamble in Nevada? Shouldn't 18-20 year olds be able to pay my state income tax as well as 21+ adults? LOL

lilithdemonqueen

The drinking age is 21 because when the drinking age was 18 all the 18 year olds would get drunk and drive and kill themselves and others.

GI Jane

They upped the age because of the dui's that were increasingly killing innocent bystanders. At 21, you are at lease more responsible and would consider twice before getting behind the wheel.

DOOM

Because there's a law against drinking under the age of 21.

railroad dave

alcohol is an addictive dain bramaging drug .

Mullah Obama

it's the law

Hopeful

people under 21 are the ones in most drinking related accidents.
FYI you can join the military at the age of 17

Brad V

We all waited our turn, in uniform or not ! Now it's your turn !

You didn't invent the wheel dude, this argument has been tossed around since WW II !

seabreeze

Because it is the law! Its crazy but at one point in our nation's history it was illegal for everyone to drink.

7 of 9

I know you can shoot a gun and kill people for your country, but you can't drink, however when you are deployed to Iraq, you can't drink in that country even if you are 21, how ironic, what an enigma.

desertviking_00

Because President James Earl Carter III convinced the Congress to pass a law tying a state's eligibility for Federal Highway funds to that state establishing a minimum age of 21 to drink.
I'm given to understand his institute in Georgia has a web site. You might want to send him an e-mail to find out what he was thinking when he did that.

Beautiful girl

They should make it illegal to drink period. Do you know how much heartache is caused by alcoholics? I had a neighbor sweet as could be and generous as anything who died of alcoholism. She drank from the time she got up until the time she passed away. Don't start and you won't end up like that!
It's a disease you want to stay away from.

smilingwolf23

goverment controls everything. We may fight but they will still do everything to control us. Even though this country was founded on equality they still find reasons and ways to say no to us. For example the illegal practice of building rockets to fly into and back from space. The goverment thinks its their property and thinks they are better than the average person

Millie

You're probably and immigrant, those are the ones who are always complaining about the underage drinking laws............

(obviously you'll not accept it)

James

Smoking doesnt impair your vision and reaction time.Drinking does

'Taker

Mainly because there is nothing more irresponsible and obnoxious than a drunken 18 year old. Trust me. I used to be one. Then I started getting paid to keep them out of bars.

jtk15sc

absolutely what i think, i even wrote a speech for english about this. it goes back to the thing where you forbid something and it just becomes more desirable. Kids "rebel" and drink because they know they aren't supposed to.

And yes, i can die for my country and operate lethal weapons but i can't consume alcohol... thats a bit twisted

~*lelly*~

i don't know but it is 18 over hear in the UK :)

lella

In Italy you can drink legally from 16 years but nobody never ask if you are 16 or if you aren't. I'm 14 all always gave me and my friends to drink,trust me :) I think 21 it's TOO much...

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