LOWERING THE DRINKING AGE It is legal for eighteen year-olds to die for their country, it is legal for eighteen year-olds to marry, and it is legal for eighteen year-olds to vote. Why then isn't it legal for eighteen year-olds to drink? I don't think that is right, and I believe that the drinking age in the United States should be lowered from twenty one years of age, to eighteen. For the most part, the …showed first 75 words of 466 total…

…showed last 75 words of 466 total…These people certainly demonstrate enough responsibility for them to have a glass of beer. Should the drinking age be lowered to eighteen? I think so. Lowering the drinking age will create a safe environment for young people to drink, and will eliminate the need for alternatives. Besides, most eighteen year-olds are as mature as most twenty one-year olds, and should be treated so. Works Cited Wechsler, Henry. Minimum-Drinking-Age Laws. Lexington: D.C. Heath and Company, 1980.