Is Social Security a 'Ponzi Scheme'? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Gov. Rick Perry speak during a debate sponsored by CNN and The Tea Party Express on September 12, 2011 in Tampa, Florida. ( Win McNamee/Getty Images / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC