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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 01:00 AM
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Drinking age at 18? No way. That is a horrible idea due to the repercussions involved. Think about it.

1. Most 18 - 20 year olds already get access to alcohol anyway and get drunk.
2. Liquor sales may benefit in the early years, but will have a sharper drop in later years.
3. Insurance for cars would be almost non-affordable from ages 18 to 25.
4. Immaturity and alcohol do not mix well, more irresponsibility leads to greater public problems. Clubs, roads, domestic arguments, etc.

Legalize marajuana? As if the violence behind the drug industry isn't high enough. You should read up on the history of China and their relations with Britian. Find out how opium single handedly destroyed china's population, twice. Not good.

Tobbacco was the cash crop (besides cotton) and founded the very backbone of this country. Tobacco is still subsidized by our government. That would be a complete waste of government funds not to mention it would do nothing but ruin relations between big tobacco and america. I'd rather see America cut off subsidies and implement a regulation that a certain % of cigarettes produced must be sold over seas and not in our country.
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