James mcintire
Argosy online
Factors In Favor of and Against 2
People have discussed lowering the legal drinking age ever sense the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, passed by the United States congress.( From Wikipedia(2013). Seems like ever sense, there has been people to argue reasons why it should be lowered. There are many arguments with the age factor alone. (1) A person is allowed to join up with the army, and engage in battle at the age of 18. (2) You are permitted to get married, and start a family at the age of 18. (3) You are permitted to get a job, and pay your own bills before the age of 18. (4) A person faces the death penalty and other serious charges long before turning 21. (5) You are obligated for jury duty, and help decide the fate of another at the age of 18. (6) At 18 you help decide on the people in which are best suited to run the state you live in and those who run the entire country by voting.
In my opinion many people want the drinking age to be lowered because when you turn 18 you are considered as an adult, in addition you are treated as one as well. People also believe that if drinking were legal at 18 most would take responsible steps in staying out of trouble with the law, and others by drinking at home with their friends, and not haft to go out of their way to sneak it from their parents and law enforcement.
However like everything else this is a two sided argument in which many people believe that a person just is not ready to drink until they are 21. So the reasons why we should not lower the legal drinking age goes as followed. (1) If consumed too early in life drinking will not let your brain properly develop. (2)