02-28-2021, 03:59 PM
(02-28-2021, 09:46 AM)beechnut79 Wrote: One of the exceptions though was that in many areas 18 to 20 year olds had won the right to drink. By the mid 1980s that was lost throughout the US as the minimum age of 21 was restored. More recently the age for purchasing tobacco products was raised as well. Why is it that we are the only place in the world where you have to be 21? And might the issue be resurrected in the next 2T?
The 18 age rule was driven by the draft. It's hard to tell anyone that they can be drafted to fight in a war, but can't drink or smoke until they're 21. Of course, that went away and so did the more permissive rules for tobacco and alcohol.
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