TAX & SPEND: the states are color-coded by the difference between the amount of taxes paid to the federal government and funds received from the federal government. There's lots of discussion in the comments, but I think Don Surber got the essentials correct: "I am here to tell you these federal poverty programs work because not only has poverty remained in West Virginia, it has grown."

I would also note that in the Bush years, the liberal blogs were all whining about the Red states taking an unfair share of the Blue states taxes. Uh, it's called "wealth redistribution," liberals, and that's exactly what you voted for in 2008.