The Drinking Age

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has been suspected of threatening to stop federal funding for the states highway systems if they did not comply with the proposed uniformed drinking age.” Many feel that as a result of this the states were pressured into their decision of raising the age limit.
laws, in some ways, prevent young adults from participating in some social activities and in some cases limit their job opportunities. Because of the age laws young adults cannot attend functions where alcoholic beverages are being served and cannot get certain jobs. For instance, say a teenager would like to go see his or her favorite local band but is not allowed in because alcohol is being served. Or in another instance, an “underage” adult applies for a job as a waiter or waitress at a local restaurant but is denied that position for something more menial like busing tables because he or she is not legally allowed to serve alcohol.
Along with the privileges of drinking, of course, there comes responsibility. It is ...

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of glamour or making people seem beautiful or grown up. There are no drinking taboos in European societies. This also robs liquor of its “mystique” among young people. We can not necessarily expect kids to learn to drink responsibly on their twenty-first birthday. They have a tendency to act like kids in a candy store. Most college students who drink binge drink. It seems to be because they have not had any exposure to it or if they have had any it has been very slight. It seems to be that they are making u0 for lost time. For most drinking is not the problem, but drinking excessively is. Another upside to this matter is that doctors are now saying that moderate alcohol intake ...

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