Reply #28: The whole thing (national age) was dubious to begin with... Highway funds

[salin]

were the leverage point. States, raise your age or do not get highway funds.... was the message. If I recall the only state to resist (and take he initial hit) was Louisiana. And the hit was hard enough to quickly get Louisiana to fall in line.

What do highway funds (paving, bridges, etc.) have to do with state drinking ages?