While Romney claimed that Obama supporters are moochers, the fact is that in most of the red states that backed Romney, the amount of federal money they receive is more than what their residents pay in taxes.
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/milbank-secession-has-its-upsides/nS7QQ/
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/11/states-federal-taxes-spending-charts-maps
