Would you support a lower drinking age in the US?

Also, support for lowering the drinking age tends to be higher among those who have higher levels of education, with 37% of those with a postgraduate degree supporting ... It is widely known that underage drinking remains common in the U.S., despite the uniform minimum drinking age of 21 in all states. read more

Been there, done that, buried friends. From maybe the mid 70s to mid 80s, many states lowered the drinking age to 18, and the result was carnage on the roads, with young people abusing alcohol and smashing up their cars. read more

Allowing states to lower the legal drinking age would. The U.S. is one of only seven nations in the entire world with a drinking age of 21. Most Western democracies allow their citizens to fight in wars, vote in elections and drink alcohol at age 18 – as do even China and North Korea. read more

Currently, 135 colleges have signed support for a lower drinking age. Their goal is not to encourage more drinking but to recognize the unreality of the current law, and how it has led to perverse consequences on campus. read more