[Boogieman]

“How would this make the states send fiscally responsible Reps? It’s still the same people electing those reps, it would just have the national/state budgets rolled together.”

States cannot postpone bankrupty by currency manipulations like the feds do, so the consequences of not sending fiscally conservative reps would be felt quite immediately.

[Svartalfiar]

States cannot postpone bankrupty by currency manipulations like the feds do, so the consequences of not sending fiscally conservative reps would be felt quite immediately.

But the problem you're missing here is that the states have zero say in who gets sent to Washington. The people directly elect Senators, and they aren't going to feel the consequences immediately, and it'll be very indirectly once they do. (How many people see the issues with the Federal budget as it is now, and vote accordingly?) State budgets hurting isn't going to be able impact what the Feds do (or who's sent) in any meaningful way. That's why the 17th being repealed is a needed part of the reform, so the states, who see the budget hit, are able to make those Senator changes as needed.