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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]What I think is odd is that at 18 you can die for your country but not drink a beer.[/b] If you can vote, you should be able to be on a jury.  [/quote]

This is such a stupid trope. Only low IQ people think this way.

What does one have to do with the other? At 18 you can die for your country but you cant do a LOT of things. What's so special about ... beer?

Idiot. [/quote]

18 is a legal adult in the United States, which means, you can make adult decisions and be held accountable as an adult. You can vote, join the military,  enter into binding agreements, such as apartment leases or purchasing a vehicle, marry without parental consent, legally change your name, Apply for credit cards and loans in your own name.  However you must be 21 purchase alcohol,  nicotine products (some states),  to purchase a handgun from a licensed dealer and gamble in a casino. It is very odd that you can be 18, join the military, be issued a weapon, but you cannot have one for personal use. You can serve in the military and have a been while stationed in Germany, but not home in the US. It's odd.

Pondering that does not make one an idiot. [/quote]
Missing from your list is driving. Why not allow casinos at 16, since that’s when you can get a license.

Anyway, Different ages for different activities make sense. Basically, at 18 you can do everything required to live as an adult, but the 21+ things are generally considered vices that no one needs, so no real incentive to give people the right to do it as soon as possible.[/quote]

Then why does the US govt consider 18 a "legal adult"? [/quote]

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