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Originally Posted by MysticCat
When I was in college, the drinking age was 18 for beer and wine, and 21 for liquor. I know the reason for the federally-forced change was drunk driving among young drivers. I'd be interested to see statistics analyzing whether the change in the drinking age had an effect on that problem. It certainly seems to me that binge-drinking among college students is much more of a problem than it was when I was in school, though I have no clue whether that is just my perception and whether a variety of factors may be at play there.
But I've always thought it odd, to say the least, that a 20-year-old can be sent off to war to die for his country, but he can't legally have a beer before he goes.
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I've always thought that, and also its weird to me that at 16 you're mature enough to drive and get a job but aren't ready for the responsibility of being able to vote.
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