In the 1960’s and 1970’s when many states had lowered the MLDA, besides the rise in drunk-driving deaths, studies showed that people raised from childhood in under-21 states were involved in higher rates of alcohol and drug use as adults, and had a higher rate of homicides and suicides. (Moses, 2011) This in turn convinced federal law makers to raise the MLDA again to 21. However, in order to encourage states to comply, the federal government would tighten their purse strings and states would receive little or no funding towards highways. So while there are those who do not necessarily care one way or the other about the actual age limit on alcohol consumption, they do prefer having the federal
Lower the age of buying alcohol In Sweden from 20 to 18 In Sweden, an 18-year-old adult can get married, go to war but can’t buy a beer. All young adults drink alcohol. They can get it from friends that are 21 or older or buy it from some Polish immigrant who sells cheap, sometimes dangerous alcohol. No matter what the age is people will manage to get alcohol. 18 year olds obviously also want alcohol, because they gain every other right in society.
With the help of these teens, this will begin to improve our economy. Lastly, tourists' that are underage drinkers would not want to come to the US. What 18 year old from a different country would want to visit the US when they cannot drink? They would rather visit a country where they can have this right to legally drink. Due to this conflict, the US is gradually losing tourism
At first glance, it seems like a good idea to have the driving age raised to eighteen, but it is not as beneficial as it seems. Nationally, about forty percent of American teen deaths are from motor vehicle crashes, making them a major concern for parents and teens alike, but raising the driving age won’t fix this, and it could actually make this statistic worse. There are good reasons as to why the driving age should not be raised: it is inexperience not young age that causes crashes, parents of minors are allowed to deny their children licenses or permits, and raising the driving age would make it harder to get drivers proper training. It is true that the risk of crashing is higher for the sixteen to eighteen age group than any other. This is the main reason that a lot of people want to have the driving age raised.
People who drink alcohol tend to live longer and have fewer health issues than people who do not. Alcohol just like tobacco, junk food, and any other thing is not detrimental to ones health when used in moderation. A major example on why our government should lower the drinking age to eighteen is due to other countries, namely European ones. Pretty much all European countries have drinking ages of eighteen or even lower. And all of these countries tend to have less problems and drunk driving accidents than America does.
Many teenage drivers are not as responsible as they should be out on the road which is why the driving age should be raised to 18 years old. Teenagers are not mature or responsible enough to drive at such an early age. A teenagers brain is only beginning to develop. Most teenagers do not mature until or after the age of 18. Tim Hollister, lawyer and father of a
Nick Pierce Mrs. Reasons English 451-6 9 December 2010 21 to Spill Twenty-one is that privileged age that the majority of today’s youth want to be. It is the minimum legal age in which a person can buy alcohol. However, most of society in general cannot seem to wait that long. That goes especially for those attending college and most of high school. This country would be far more productive if alcohol is not present to kids under the age of twenty-one.
Many alcohol advertisements are placed in different types of media that are popular among adolescent.” They spend billions of dollars in developing an advertisement to capture the publics’ eye, especially the young adolescents. The alcohol industry target a specific group mainly teenagers, but they don’t realize is that all of the colorful effects, the music, and the atmosphere of fun and excitement makes the teenagers want to take a shot or two. At John Hopkins University made a estimate, “the likely effects of several alcohol policies on youth drinking behavior in the U.S. population concluded that a complete ban on alcohol advertising would be the most effective, resulting in 7,609 fewer deaths from harmful drinking and a 16.4% drop in alcohol-related life-years lost.” Banning alcohol commercials can affect the life of young adolescents and adults by not having the influence or the temptation in front of you will decrease the amount of drinking in teens. Commercials have a lot of power over a person’s judgment persuading them to act like different
Due to binge drinking, there are an estimated 300 suicides per year in the U.S. However, at age 18, kids could apply for a job, a credit card, join the army and even marry but can’t drink alcohol because the law is 21. But, at age 18, the brain isn’t fully developed and they could make bad decisions but at age 21, all parts of the brain are fully developed and they can make smarter decisions. At 18, the teens could be reckless with the alcohol and abuse it and hurt themselves or hurt others. Alcohol is very dangerous.
For example, in Europe the drinking age ranges from 14 to 18, and other countries have no drinking age at all. In Jeff Frantz’s article “Europeans Learn Responsible Drinking” he states, “You’re allowed to drink earlier in Europe so you get used to experiences with alcohol earlier, so when you’re 18, you’re more responsible about it and can take care of yourself and your friends.” Alcohol is easier to buy and consume in Europe, unlike in America where it is harder to purchase, so young Americans have a hard time handling