Why The Drinking Age Should Stay At 21

Several would argue that the 21 year old drinking age is possibly too low, some even think that the age should be lowered, and some even think the age should be at 25. I believe that the drinking age should remain the same at 21 due to the fact that there are already plenty of issues with underage drinking. “The Age of Responsibility” by Alan Greenblatt, goes into depth about the different problems and aspects that go into searching for a golden age to entrust people to have the ability to accomplish certain things. Considering that there are an excessive amount of issues that relate to drinking, I feel that there are countless efforts that could be put into decreasing the overwhelming volume of underage drinking, drunk driving, and alcohol abuse. There are copious amounts of conflicting arguments that believe the drinking age should be decreased to 18, whereas some feel that the age should even be increased to 25.
There are only 2 arrests out of every 1,000 violations. This suggests that most underage drinking is going on undetected, and something needs to be done to decrease that. However, by increasing the age, the people who are 21-24, will most likely still drink, despite the change in laws. If the age decreases, even younger people will have access to alcohol. “...lowering the legal limit to 18 would only mean pushing the drinking problem further down to 16- and 17-year olds.” (Greenblatt 11) I feel that 21 is a good age, and should definitely stay the same. Changing it will only cause more