Changing the drinking age in America won't do anything.
The use of alcohol is connected to a countries culture and you can't change someones culture just by making a new rule.
Alcohol is more widely abused in america than it is in other countries with lower drinking ages as your teenage years are the prime time for rebellion and nothing is more rebellious than doing something illegal and having fun while doing it.
Being able to legally drink at 16 takes away that sense of rebellion but only if it's been that way for a long time, which in european countries, it has.
So I guess essentially lowering the age could work in the long run but nothing's going to change in our lifetimes.
The use of alcohol is connected to a countries culture and you can't change someones culture just by making a new rule.
Alcohol is more widely abused in america than it is in other countries with lower drinking ages as your teenage years are the prime time for rebellion and nothing is more rebellious than doing something illegal and having fun while doing it.
Being able to legally drink at 16 takes away that sense of rebellion but only if it's been that way for a long time, which in european countries, it has.
So I guess essentially lowering the age could work in the long run but nothing's going to change in our lifetimes.