Who pays?

It appears that the states that get the most from the government tend to be the same states that oppose taxes and want to cut spending, as reported by Matt Nisenoff in the American Perspective (available via theamericanperspective@hotmail.com):

These are the states that receive more than a dollar from the Federal government for every dollar that states taxpayers pay:

New Mexico ($1.99 for $1)
Alaska ($1.89 for $1)
Mississippi ($1.83 for $1)
West Virginia ($1.82 for $1)
North Dakota ($1.75 for $1)
Alabama ($1.69 for $1)
Montana ($1.60 for $1)
Virginia ($1.58 for $1)
Hawaii ($1.58 for $1)
Kentucky ($1.52 for $1)
South Dakota ($1.49 for $1)
Oklahoma ($1.48 for $1)
Arkansas ($1.47 for $1)
Louisiana ($1.47 for $1)
South Carolina ($1.36 for $1)
Maine ($1.36 for $1)
Maryland ($1.34 for $1)
Idaho ($1.32 for $1)
Missouri ($1.31 for $1)
Tennessee ($1.29 for $1)
Arizona ($1.23 for $1)
Utah ($1.19 for $1)
Vermont ($1.14 for $1)
Wyoming ($1.13 for $1)
Kansas ($1.13 for $1)
North Carolina ($1.09 for $1)
Pennsylvania ($1.08 for $1)
Rhode Island ($1.06 for $1)
Iowa ($1.06 for $1)
Nebraska ($1.06 for $1)
Ohio ($1.02 for $1)

Of the 31 states listed above only 5 (five - Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island) were blue states in the last election. Of the top 15 states in this list only one is a blue state.

How can they get more than they put in? Someone is getting less than they put in. Who are the generous states that are giving more in taxes than receiving?

The top 15 states are:

New Jersey (.57 cents for $1)
New Hampshire (.64 cents for $1)
Connecticut (.65 for $1)
Minnesota (.70 for $1)
Nevada (.70 for $1)
Illinois (.73 for $1)
Massachusetts (.78 for $1)
California (.78 for $1)
New York (.80 for $1)
Colorado (.80 for $1)
Delaware (.82 for $1)
Wisconsin (.84 for $1)
Michigan (.86 for $1)
Washington State (.90 for $1)
Georgia (.95 for $1)

Of these 15 states 12 (twelve - New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Minnesota, Illinois, Massachusetts, California, New York, Delaware, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Washington State) were blue states in the last election.

Blue states are the ones that pay the majority of what is used by the federal government for programs and services that are used largely in red states.