When one looks at the
ratio of federal taxes paid out by states vs. federal spending received, it becomes clear that the "red" parts get subsidized by the blue parts.
Why not stop subsidizing the red parts? After a few years of having to work for a living, as opposed to sponging off the the Department of Agriculture or by overcharging active duty military, perhaps they will be more amenable to the idea of paying for government.
As long as we continue to pay for reactionary idiots, we will get them.
That's the free market.