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Originally Posted by JimmyStephans
I'm not sure that enough 18-20 year olds have enough cash to be hitting the bars and clubs and places to eat.
Now many of them are paying a big brother or sister to buy a bottle so the increase in spending because of an age change might not make much difference.
Overall, I agree age 18 makes more sense. It was around that until 1984 and didn't make much difference. Remember, there was also a time when all national speed limits were 55mph. Raising it back up didn't drastically increase death totals.
Its strange that at age 18 they can vote for the President (thereby influencing live and death daily), and be in the army and have a gun and decide when to shoot and not shoot, but they can't decide when to drink or not drink / drive or not drive?
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18 yrs old and cash?
They can spend the check from their last porn shoot.
What's the average age of a first time military recruit? 18.
Who is that working at McDonalds? 18.
Who has a credit card to use in freshman year in college? 18.
Who got the summer job and the seasonal work in retail? 18.
Who got the baby sitter money? 18.
Who made spring break a financial windfall? 18.
Who has no rent, no food bill, no utilities, no car payment and nothing else to spend their money on? 18.
The money is there.
Bottom line : The death of a teen gave MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Driving) a massive
heart string to pull on. "One teen life lost is too much". They made a strong argument
by pulling the heart strings.
When are they going to pull the heart stings about teens dying in Iraq/Afghanistan?
Hmmmmmmm?
They don't give a fuck because they like war against Muslims.
As long as the teens are dying to fulfill the wishes of the "adults", it's all good.