The US old Enought to kill but not old enought to drink :D

[Ricter]

Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

I agree. Old enough to join the army, travel the world and kill people, get married, have children and, of course, vote, but not mature enough to drink a friggin' beer?

1) They can still get beer. It's a social statement more than anything else.

2) Who drinks "a" beer at 18??

 

[Madison]

Quote from mahram:

Can anybody here explain why you are old enought to join the army and kill people but your not old enought to drink legally in the US. I think its time to raise the age to legally join the army if that is the case.

because insurance companies don't like paying claims.

same reason he can't smoke a cigar in a bar, or ride a motorcycle without a helmet.

drunk kids cause accidents, accidents cost money, lobbyists bribe politicians for laws to save insurance companies money. there is no opposing lobby.

 

[tradermaji]

Quote from Madison:

because insurance companies don't like paying claims.

same reason he can't smoke a cigar in a bar, or ride a motorcycle without a helmet.

drunk kids cause accidents, accidents cost money, lobbyists bribe politicians for laws to save insurance companies money. there is no opposing lobby.

Exactly. The insurance companies have a monopoly in this area.

As for them bastards not wanting to pay claims, I have an anecdotal evidence. The insurance companies rejected a claim for wind damage during Katrina saying that all the damage was due to flooding. Now, a home made video has emerged where a neighbor who was brave (stupid?) enough to stay back in his house was video taping the passage of the storm. The guy took the video of the wind damaging the roof. The flooding due to the levee failures came hours later. I think this and thousands of other cases are being litigated now. To me, that video coupled with the Engineers' reports are clear evidence of wind damage. However, the crooks at the insurance companies are trying to avoid paying for the covered damages.

 

[ZZZzzzzzzz]

Uhhh, the topic is about drinking alcohol.

Oh yeah, red glasses see only red, drug addicts see only drugs....

Quote from Rearden Metal:

If only prohibition could truly be spoken of, as a thing of the past.

<img src=http://www.drugwarfacts.org/Modifiedmurderchart.gif>

http://www.drugwarfacts.org/crime.htm

Year 2004-

Total Violent Crime Arrests: 590,258

Marijuana Possession Arrests: 684,319

Total Drug Arrests: 1,745,712

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Might as well throw in the link to my website for good measure:

www.Prohibition-Kills.com