It is legal for an 18-year-old to drive, vote, serve injuries, marry, and serve in the military, which involves risking one's life, but it is illegal for him or her to drink a bottle of beer.In the 1980’s the MLDA(Minimum Legal Drinking Age) was at 18 and changed to 21 by president Ronald Reagan. This caused a 50% drop in drinking while driving accident. But the MLDA 21 should be lowered to 18 because it wouldn’t be such a taboo meaning there will be a higher chance of teens breaking the law.
The MLDA is ineffective because teens still consume alcohol. In the ¨Drinking Age Requires Necessary and Proper Action¨ article, Charley Covey states that majority of teens consume alcohol.¨[While the MLDA was 21] in 2006, 72.2% of 12th graders reported drinking alcohol at some point in their lives.¨ This shows that by keeping the MLDA at 21 there will still be underage drinking no matter if the MLDA is changed to 18. For example, middle schoolers might be able to still get alcohol from other siblings in high school.
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have the MLDA of 21, almost every other country has MLDA of 16-20. In the ¨ Reasons Why the Drinking Age Should be Lowered¨ article, Ellen Rethwisch, a graduate of NYU Summer Publishing Institute states that if they can vote, gamble, serve in the military they should be able to drink. “Lowering the drinking age just makes sense. It would lead to more responsible drinking, and more responsible drinking leads to greater overall safety on college campuses.” This shows the important factor of drinking is responsibility and is needed in order to lower the drinking. Many people think that because of so many drunk driving accidents that they would think of irresponsible teens that would cause