Doesn't matter, they will complain no matter what. The current system of sharing wealth with poor states from rich states is exactly the system they advocate, then complain when they realize what it actually means. Anyone that makes that silly comparison is just complaining about the people who are benefiting; they want to help their poor people, not the other poor people.
Having not actually researched it, I'd be interested to see the breakdown of cost-per-policy-per-party.
Based on your comment, do you find it ironic that those states seems to continuously vote "stop helping me"?