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I do not think that the government should lower the drinking age. It will be easier for minors to obtain alcohol if you lower the drinking age to eighteen. Mother's Against Drunk Driving(MADD) cited" a 13 percent drop in traffic fatalities in kids 18 to 20 since they rose the legal drinking age to 21." Minors get their driver's license at the age of 16, and two years is not enough time to develop safe driving skills. Also when you add alcohol to the mix that is a recipe for a disaster.