The Drinking Age: Legal Age Should Be 18
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The legal drinking age in all states should be eighteen. First, the
problems and costs associated with underage drinking might be alleviated.
Second, studies show that alcohol is easily obtained, and most eighteen-
year-olds who do so drink sensibly. Next, Louisiana's experiments with
lowering the ....
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.... taxpayers' money is spent controlling underage drinking
and deciding the consequences that will follow. If the age of majority
were to be lowered to eighteen, taxpayers' money could be saved to use on
something more valuable. In addition, teenagers would not feel as though
they were being controlled.
In addition to saving money, studies show that alcohol is easily
obtained and most eighteen-year-olds who do so drink sensibly. A ten-year-
old study found that youngsters who experime ....
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