Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell stopped short of calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” but agreed with Texas Gov. Rick Perry that the program must undergo serious changes.

Responding to recent statements made by the Republican presidential candidate during a monthly radio show on WNIS in Norfolk, McDonnell said today that Social Security shouldn’t be changed for current recipients, but “there’s no way to be able to pass on a great country to the next generation if we don’t get entitlements under control.”