I have always supported the lowering of the drinking age to 18. In fact, I support a movement to eliminate the drinking age all together. When I was much younger I went to the Island of Saint Martin and they never had a drinking age and somehow they never had a drinking problem. When I went to Italy, this past summer, they have a more strict smoking age and less of a drinking age on alcohol and they have a smoking problem.
Good news on this battle is that the issue is coming up again. The idea of you are able to get married and not be able to celebrate with a drink it ridiculous. Not to mention that you can die for your country but you cannot enjoy a glass of wine or a beer.
This from The Economist:
“In Missouri signatures are being collected to put the question of lowering the drinking age on the ballot. If it passes, the state will lose $50m in federal highway funds. Legislatures in Wisconsin and South Carolina are considering making an exception for military personnel, and South Dakota is mulling a measure to allow 19-year-olds to buy low-alcohol beer.”
I am so excited about this. If you live in Missouri please vote yes to lowering the drinking age.
~PCCapitalist
