Pros And Cons Of Lowering The Drinking Age

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Every 15 minutes a teenager will die due to drunk driving. In the world, on average, 96 teens will die every day. The number of deaths would increase if the drinking age was lowered. The drinking age should not be changed. The age should stay the same. For over 30 years the age has remained the same at 21 and has worked just fine. People 's lives would become more dangerous than it already is if the age was lowered. Not only that, everyone, including the state, would be hurt by lowering the drinking age. If it isn’t broke don’t fix it. That’s a common statement and one that applies to the drinking age. For 32 years 21 has been the legal drinking age. The limit has worked just fine since put into place. The proof of the limit working has shown