I do think it odd that the legal drinking age is well past the age of majority. I think it would do much to smooth out this sort of odd situation if we dropped

I do think it odd that the legal drinking age is well past the age of majority. I think it would do much to smooth out this sort of odd situation if we dropped it to 18, like most of the rest of the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_age http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_age I also think it odd that we don't seem to have an option for emancipation based on financial independence (which some countries do). If you're 16 and running a company, you really ought to be able to sign your own contracts.