Persuasive Essay : Should the legal drinking at be raised to age 21? If a nineteen year old has the ability to help choose who runs our country, why not also allow them to drink alcohol? The drinking age should not be raised to age twenty-one. There are many important reasons that should be considered first. Some main reasons are you are legally an adult at age eighteen, a loss of money to the government and to …showed first 75 words of 447 total…

…showed last 75 words of 447 total…that there was no reduction in alcohol consumption and alcohol related problems increased greatly. Having had experiences with alcohol for two years now has been beneficial to me because I have become more responsible at a younger age. Therefore, the drinking age should not be raised to age twenty because it is better in the long run for youth to learn about drinking at a younger age. So, there are fewer problems in the future.