Lowering the drinking age to 18

Lowering the drinking age to 18

Introduction

These days there is a much argumentative debate over the issue that whether the starting age limit of drinking should be restricted to 18 or it remains to 21. There are many arguments which favor this statement that drinking age should be lowered to 18. Here is an argumentative debate presented which will help and support the argument.

The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 gives a thorough explanation that only the adults of 21 can buy and purchase alcohol but there are a lot of question raised on the issue that why 18 is not the legal drinking age. There are many evidences which can prove that there is not any legal and ethical objection in lowering the drinking to 18.

Allowance of the use of alcohol can bring out many positive outcomes in order to maintain equality in the society among different age groups. There is a specific act included in the constitution of United States of America which is related to age limit of drinking. The National Drinking Age Act of 1984 is a relevant act which restricts the buying and purchasing of alcohol of young adults who are less than 21. There is a strict provision in an act which disallows the use of alcohol to young adults.

Message transferred by America to teenagers

Making the age limit of using alcohol till 21 the United States of America is transferring a very negative message to the young adults. The teenagers receive the message that the Government of the United States does not trust them as they already consider them mature but they don't allow them to use alcohol. They think that teenagers cannot manage the responsibility and cannot tackle the situation after drinking. This sort of perception in ...