Re:Should the US drinking age be lowered to 18?
by DanielBMarkham on Wednesday August 20, 2008 @06:01AM
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Kind of a tough pill to swallow, eh?
In any case, my point isn't that people should receive some benefit based on maturity. It's just the opposite. We live in a society where kids at 12 can have credit cards, at 16 can drive, etc. It's perfectly fine, imo, to allow people to do things while they are still immature to some degree.
The "guy who makes the rules" is the guy who votes. That's people 18 years and older.
In any case, my point isn't that people should receive some benefit based on maturity. It's just the opposite. We live in a society where kids at 12 can have credit cards, at 16 can drive, etc. It's perfectly fine, imo, to allow people to do things while they are still immature to some degree.
The "guy who makes the rules" is the guy who votes. That's people 18 years and older.