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Originally Posted by El Gonso
I think your reasoning is completely backwards. Alcohol and gambling are big business, and have considerable lobbying power, much like the cigarette industry. It's the public's opposition to lowering these age requirements that keeps them high, because otherwise they'd probably be 18 across the board everywhere.
As far as your other point, the single biggest reason the young demographic has no political clout is because they can't be bothered to vote.
With all due respect, you're off on this topic. Majority of the public as indicated by various
polls has ALWAYS felt that the drinking age should be 18.
Also, gambling DOES NOT have considerable lobbying power as evident by the anti-online gambling legislation in the US and that in MOST states casinos are illegal and establishments have to use back door legal loopholes (Indian reservations and riverboats) to skirt around the law and even with that, states still make casinos illegal in many cases.
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Originally Posted by El Gonso
As far as your other point, the single biggest reason the young demographic has no political clout is because they can't be bothered to vote.
This was exactly my point. And the reason why it will NEVER gain momentum is because teens only need to wait 3 years until they turn 21. Also, its not like you can't get a fake idea and or someone older to buy your booze.
Lastly, with groups like MAAD out there, you will never get the drinking age lowered. It is just too much trouble to get a bill passed, let alone a law repealed. So 18 - 21yr olds are just screwed. Sorry, but that is the way it is.
If they had the political clout, things would be different,
but they don't. And that is the reason why they get the shtt end of the stick IMO.