Comments on: Agree: Lowering The Drinking Age http://controversialissues.org/agree-lowering-the-drinking-age/ All sides of the arguement Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Oscar http://controversialissues.org/agree-lowering-the-drinking-age/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Oscar Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:15:28 +0000 http://controversialissues.net/?p=42#comment-74 The decision to lower the age for one to legally consume alcohol is up to the state. There is one catch for the state if it lowers the drinking age, that is that the federal government wont assist in paying for maintanence of its highways. If the state keeps the drinking age at 21, the federal government will help pay about 15-20% of the maintanence bill. Then theres the usual everyday malarkey for keeping the age at 21... The decision to lower the age for one to legally consume alcohol is up to the state. There is one catch for the state if it lowers the drinking age, that is that the federal government wont assist in paying for maintanence of its highways. If the state keeps the drinking age at 21, the federal government will help pay about 15-20% of the maintanence bill. Then theres the usual everyday malarkey for keeping the age at 21…

]]> By: Phillip http://controversialissues.org/agree-lowering-the-drinking-age/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Phillip Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:32:17 +0000 http://controversialissues.net/?p=42#comment-70 I agree with Matt on this. biologically, you should not be drinking at that age. I am a teenager, and i know people that come into school drunk on a regular basis. the only result in lowering the drinking age will be younger kids will be abusing alcohol. the average age that a person will become a regular drinker is around the age of 16. the age that someone will have their first drink is 11 for girls and 13 for boys. If we lower the age for drinking, then the age that kids will start drinking will also drop. do you want to turn on the news and find that a 8 year old just died from over consumption of alcohol? I agree, raise the drinking age. I agree with Matt on this. biologically, you should not be drinking at that age. I am a teenager, and i know people that come into school drunk on a regular basis. the only result in lowering the drinking age will be younger kids will be abusing alcohol.

the average age that a person will become a regular drinker is around the age of 16. the age that someone will have their first drink is 11 for girls and 13 for boys.

If we lower the age for drinking, then the age that kids will start drinking will also drop. do you want to turn on the news and find that a 8 year old just died from over consumption of alcohol?
I agree, raise the drinking age.

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