I often debate social security programs with my friend Mitch. We land on opposite sides of the spectrum. Him conservative, me liberal. I find it interesting how the reading describes it like security. I know he has insurance on both of his cars, but he hasn’t crashed them yet. One day his luck will turn and he will wreck his car. At that point that security net will be there for him. Just like is he lost his job, unemployment would be there for him. I dislike it when people say that social security programs are misused. Of course it is. Every system, every game, every job has people who will find a way to cheat and abuse it. But that doesn’t mean the programs don’t help those who actually need it.