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Originally Posted by Thunderball
I'm 22, they can raise it as high as 21 before I start to really care... but its a foolish thing to do, and it sets the tone to the mentality of the party... which is to say regressive, reactionary and content to interfere in the lives of the average Albertan. Three things I am strongly opposed to. All a higher drinking age accomplishes is more underage drinking, less moderation and more ridiculous behavior with alcohol. Setting high ages puts booze on a pedestal where it surely does not belong.
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Well I don't think they'd put it any higher than 19 which is what most of the rest of the country is. I've seen arguements both ways that I can accept, and in the end I do think raising the age is a waste of time and effort for what it will ultimately accomplish; NOTHING! Still, to me it's a pretty useless issue because it affects one year of the voting cohort, and maybe a few people who own bars. All the other boneheaded stuff they're doing is more than reason enough to look for an alternative party before I even consider this issue. Although I guess it does reinforce how they are starting to resort to useless legislation which may support the theory of them trying to enforce bible belt policies around here.