And for the record the draft ended in 1973. Part of being an adult is knowing that long range goals are more important than short term fancies. Drinking does not make one an adult but can easily prove one a fool. Don’t cry about getting a job, I’ve worked since I was 14
I remember the cessation of the the draft. I served 8 years in the US Navy, including a year in Vietnam.
I have worked since the age of 11 when I got my paper route. I don't understand your point. Are you against alcohol entirely or just that it should be limited to those 21 or older?
In Canada, the drinking age is 18 or 19 depending on the province.
UK- The Legal drinking age is 5. The legal purchase age is 16/18. The legal age to purchase alcohol is 18. Children aged 16 and 17, with the licensee's permission, may consume wine, beer, cider or perry with a meal in a restaurant providing they're with an adult and the adult orders it. Teenagers, aged 14 and over, can consume alcohol with a main course as long as the alcohol is bought by a parent/guardian. Children under 14 are not allowed in pubs without an adult. Teens 14-17 can be in pubs but with adult supervision. The purchase of liquor chocolates is 16. The legal age for drinking in one's home is 5 provided parental consent is given.
France- The legal drinking and purchase age is 16 for beer and wine and 18 for spirits. Anyone under the age of 16 can drink alcohol as long as the child is with the parent/guardian.
Italy- It is legal for 14-18 year olds to drink if the alcohol is provided by a parent or legal guardian. The age for purchasing alcohol is 18.
Germany has three drinking ages.
At 14 - minors are allowed to consume and possess undistilled (fermented) alcoholic beverages, such as beer and wine, as long as they are in the company of their parents.
At 16 - undistilled drinks are allowed without a parent.
At 18 - having become adults, people are allowed access to distilled liquor.
In America, we are infantilizing our children. They are not treated like grown-ups or expected to act responsibly. Obamacare now allows "children" up to the age of 26 to be on their parents health insurance even if the "children" are married and not even living at home.