"I think if you look at it, he’s probably right. It’s a Ponzi scheme."

Nancy Roe, a Social Security recipient who moved to Bluffton from Atlanta in 1972, said that she agreed with Perry, although she thought his answer on Social Security at Wednesday’s debate was incomplete.

“I was sorry the other night that he didn’t explain that he would have wanted to fix Social Security,” she said. “I’m on it too.”

“But it is a Ponzi scheme!” Referring to the CNN/Tea Party debate next week, she said, “I hope Rick Perry can explain himself better in Tampa. I’m glad he didn’t backtrack. Yes, it is a Ponzi scheme.