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Debate: Lowering US drinking age from 21 to 18
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- Argument: 21-law causes kids to not seek help out of fear of punishment
- Debate:Lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 in the United States (redirect page)
- Argument: 21 drinking-age creates class of law-breakers; trivializes law
- Argument: The 21 drinking-age lowers drunk-driving deaths
- Argument: Increase driving age to 18; reduce drinking age to 18
- Argument: Many states allow under-age drinking with parents/spouses
- Argument: 18-year-olds are trusted with many things; why not drinking?
- Argument: 21 drinking-age general lowers under-age drinking
- Argument: 18-year drinking age makes college regulation easier
- Argument: 21 drinking-age just transfers deaths to 21-24 age group
- Argument: 18 year-olds are mentally/physically mature enough to drink
- Argument: Introducing children to alcohol teaches responsible use
- Argument: A 21 drinking age drives a wedge into social groups
- Argument: 21 drinking-age punishes parents who supervise drinking
- Argument: Banning 18-year-olds from drinking is age discrimination
- Argument: European youth are not more responsible drinkers
- Argument: Lowering the drinking age increases use and problems
- Argument: Safer roads with 21 drinking laws outweighs all trade-offs
- Argument: Hang-overs teach responsibile drinking; laws unecessary
- Argument: 21 drinking-age may not be responsible for lower driving deaths
- Argument: The US is behind the world in its drinking age of 21
- Argument: 21 drinking age usurps parental role on responsible drinking
- Argument: 18 year-olds are trusted in war; they should be trusted to drink
- Argument: Some US states are considering to lower the drinking age to 18 to allow returning soldiers to be able to legally drink
- Argument: Alcohol harms adolescents more than adults.



