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The research is that if you don't have 21 as a drinking age your state doesn't get as much federal funding for highways. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_
by fleitz 15y ago
The research is that if you don't have 21 as a drinking age your state doesn't get as much federal funding for highways.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Minimum_Drinking_Age_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Minimum_Drinking_Age_A...
"Shortly after repeal of Prohibition in 1933, most states set their purchase ages at 21 since that was the age of majority at the time, but a few set their limits lower."
- Jach 15y agoThanks for the historical correction. It looks like it was set at 21 for states before Prohibition as well. I'll admit then that research on teenagers is more rationalization for keeping the limit where it is, and you can similarly find other rationalizations for keeping/changing other seemingly arbitrary age limits like 18 for adulthood, 16 for driving (and counter-reasons, etc.) Also I may be putting too much stock in the available evidence, e.g. here's a writeup from 2006: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/health/04teen.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/health/04teen.html