[fr_freak]

More abject stupidity. A kid can vote at 18 but can't buy beer or cigarettes until he is 21. If he is not responsible or mature enough to buy those things, he sure as hell shouldn't be voting.

This is all just do-gooder virtue-signalling. No kid turns 18 and says "Yay! Now I can buy cigarettes!" Most kids who smoke start when they are younger than 18. Same with alcohol. In fact, I can't see a reason why this sort of age-limited thing doesn't run afoul of the Equal Protection clause. Age discrimination and what-not.

[fieldmarshaldj]

25-30 ought to be the minimum age to vote. And probably requiring military service and owning property, too. No skin in the game, no dice. Welfare cases, definitely no vote.

[Ueriah]

By that logic, maybe we should change the age for drinking whiskey to 45 or so.

[SamAdams76]

I agree that these laws are stupid. I started drinking at 16 and I have no idea what the "drinking age" was at the time but it wouldn't have mattered. There were always plenty of ways for me to get alcohol.

Later in life, I hosted German exchange students and despite them being high school age, they were experienced drinkers and gave me advice on choosing beer! Over there there is no drinking age and they don't seem to have the kind of troubles with alcohol abuse we have over year. They weren't drunkards either. They treated alcoholic beverages with respect.

[mylife]

Now another thing is kinda gettin’ on my nerves...
another thing that’s kinda gettin’ on my nerves is this
national 21 drinking age
Huh? what do ya think about that?
A bunch of malarkey
whatever malarkey is man
it’s a whole bunch of it..
you know if Uncle Sam finally gets the war he’s lookin for
you think he’s gonna be draftin’ 21 year olds?
No man they’re gonna be draftin’ 18 and 19 year olds
but ya can’t buy beer
you can get married and screw yourself up real good
but ya can’t buy beer
ya can charge 8 million dollars on the master charge
but ya can’t buy beer
you can vote for one fool or another
but ya can’t buy beer

[Mears]

They can get married,sign contracts,buy a house, and get custody of a child(happened in my family)before they are 21 but they can’t buy cigarettes or beer.

How is this even legal?

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