Unless the brinks of defaults will happen in close successions in > 20-30% of the country, what are the incentives for MPs to vote yes on the backstopping for j

Unless the brinks of defaults will happen in close successions in > 20-30% of the country, what are the incentives for MPs to vote yes on the backstopping for jurisdictions far from their own? > Reform will not happen. That's code for "cutting benefits". The benefits to be cut will happen in a few small areas given the size of the US, thus will not affect the majority of lawmakers. If the GOP controls the Congress, that doesn't seem like a large enough impact for them to change their overall ideology towards pension subsidies.