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Drinking Age

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Buckeneye;1233299; said:
Regardless of how many serve, the law of 21 is idiotic.

I'm given every right as an american citizen and adult at 18, with the exception of being able to (legally) drink. Which is basically saying "your not quite adult enough"

When I was 19 I worked two jobs - one as an office manager of a hotel. It was easily 45 hours a week + how many phone calls I got once I left. Then I also was helping a friend in the early stages of opening his own restaurant. I don't know many people even twice my age that busy, on top of taking college courses.

I payed rent, taxes, insurance (health, car, home etc) gas, cable bill, internet, cell phone, went to church when I could and was a very responsible and capable young adult.

Keep that in mind, because after a hard day's work, somebody who was 21 (a mere two years older) was able to go home and legally have a beer.

Its bullshit, Its expected of me to carry my weight as a citizen and man - yet I"m constricted in this right. It makes zero sense in my mind, that (at the time)

It was illegal for me to stay at home on a rare Saturday off, have a couple beers and watch the Buckeyes kick ass...

Isn't something terribly wrong with that picture?
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Of all the inequities inherent in governing a society as opposed to individuals, I think being forbidden to knock one back at 18 is pretty low on the list.
 
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The government's view. They are worried about all this sin going on.

Why 21 Works When 18 Did Not

The unfortunate social experiment with America's drinking age laws lends insight into the possible effect that raising the LMSAT may have. The substantial drop in adolescent consumption of alcohol occurred in the absence of increased enforcement. Also, it is important to recognize that adolescents obtain alcohol differently than tobacco, and this difference may enhance the preventive effect of a higher age for access to tobacco products.

In the case of adolescents and tobacco, most regular users purchase it directly from a retailer (see chart) whereas the majority of underage alcohol users tend to avoid retailers and instead obtain alcohol from those over 21. Often, these older individuals have incentives to buy alcohol for younger people in order to induce a party atmosphere or sexual compliance, and these incentives may not exist for tobacco.13

In addition, alcohol is used differently than tobacco. Only a minority of alcohol users consumes it daily or in sufficient quantity to warrant a daily purchase, whereas most tobacco users maintain an active, incessant addiction. Addicted smokers generally smoke a minimum of 10 cigarettes per day. For many adolescents who may have limited cash reserves, this may mean seeking to obtain a pack (20 cigarettes) on a daily or every-other-day basis. The differences in the way youths access and use these two substances suggest that raising tobacco access to age 21 may have even more powerful impact than was achieved by raising the alcohol access age.14
http://www.tobacco21.org/
 
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Taosman;1234720; said:
The government's view. They are worried about all this sin going on.

Why 21 Works When 18 Did Not

The unfortunate social experiment with America's drinking age laws lends insight into the possible effect that raising the LMSAT may have. The substantial drop in adolescent consumption of alcohol occurred in the absence of increased enforcement. Also, it is important to recognize that adolescents obtain alcohol differently than tobacco, and this difference may enhance the preventive effect of a higher age for access to tobacco products.

In the case of adolescents and tobacco, most regular users purchase it directly from a retailer (see chart) whereas the majority of underage alcohol users tend to avoid retailers and instead obtain alcohol from those over 21. Often, these older individuals have incentives to buy alcohol for younger people in order to induce a party atmosphere or sexual compliance, and these incentives may not exist for tobacco.13

In addition, alcohol is used differently than tobacco. Only a minority of alcohol users consumes it daily or in sufficient quantity to warrant a daily purchase, whereas most tobacco users maintain an active, incessant addiction. Addicted smokers generally smoke a minimum of 10 cigarettes per day. For many adolescents who may have limited cash reserves, this may mean seeking to obtain a pack (20 cigarettes) on a daily or every-other-day basis. The differences in the way youths access and use these two substances suggest that raising tobacco access to age 21 may have even more powerful impact than was achieved by raising the alcohol access age.14
http://www.tobacco21.org/
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