Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21?

Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21?

Do you remember your first taste of alcohol? How old were you? Twenty-one? All 50 states currently demand that their citizens reach age 21 before they can legally drink. But there's a growing movement that says mandatory minimum laws may do more harm than good. When determining the right date when a young person can take one of their final steps towards personal responsibility and freedom, what's the right answer?

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  • tbcass
    Flawed study

    The sited study failed to take into account the greatly increased Educational campaign that coincided with the increase in the drinking age during the 80's. It also failed to take into account improved safety standards of automobiles as far as I could determine. As such the study is useless. This is a problem with all studies based purely on statistical analysis. All such studies are suspect.

    - tbcassUS January 27, 2009 7:02AM

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    • illusion
      I agree.

      What about the proliferation of seat belts or air bags? Are these factors controlled for in the studies?

      - illusionUS June 11, 2009 8:43PM

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      • tbcass
        see below

        "It also failed to take into account improved safety standards of automobiles as far as I could determine."

        - tbcassUS June 12, 2009 6:35AM

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