Drinking Age Should Be 18 Essay

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Why the Drinking Age Should be 18 Alcohol. It is one of the world’s favorite and most profitable things to drink. The manufacturing, distributing, and selling of alcohol is a multi-billion dollar industry. People all around the world drink everything from beer to vodka to wine and whiskey. The drinking of alcohol is a popular and common cultural practice in almost every country. However there are restrictions for what age you can consume and purchase alcohol. It varies by every country but for the most part the average age of purchase and consumption is 18. It does vary by country though. Some countries, like Argentina and Jamaica have no restriction on alcohol consumption. Other countries, such as the United States, have a drinking age that…show more content…
One right is that they can buy tobacco. Tobacco is a very dangerous substance that kills over 435,000 people per year compared to the 85,000 deaths caused by alcohol. Also an 18 year old can vote in the United States. It seems strange that the government thinks that a person is mature enough to vote in this country but not mature enough to have a drink. There are definitely people who are as young as 15 years old who have more maturity than some 50 year olds. A third right is that a person can enlist into the United States military at age 18. A common phrase heard in my family at gatherings and holidays, is that “If you’re old enough to take a bullet for this country, you’re old enough to have a drink in this country.” Yet another right is that a person can buy a gun when they are 18. An 18 year old can also be called into jury duty, which can be a huge responsibility. Furthermore, teenagers can be tried as an adult sometimes when they are as young 16. If the government recognizes that a person that is 18 years of age as an adult, then they should make sure the rights that adults are allowed and not allowed are
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