# Mystery Map **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 14, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713 "2011-03-14T23:05:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/21 "2011-03-15T07:25:07Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I think you are[right](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/04/the_red_state_ripoff.html). The map you linked to and the one in the OP are very similar, but they aren’t the same. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/22 "2011-03-15T08:44:14Z")
> [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > The map you linked to and the one in the OP are very similar, but they aren’t the same. The original has a date of 2011 and this one has a date on 2010. Presumably they’d be the maps for tax revenues for tax year '10 and '09 respectively? ---
**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/23 "2011-03-15T11:12:24Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > America is to be repainted, and this is one of the possible color schemes. I prefer the green and yellow, myself. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/24 "2011-03-15T15:39:32Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > A political map. Not with Hawaii and Alaska the same color. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/25 "2011-03-15T15:46:37Z")
Tin Eye said: > [@](#): > > states that “receive” LESS than one dollar back for every dollar they pay the federal government (blue) and the states that “receive” MORE than one dollar back for every dollar they pay the federal government. But I figured that was cheating, so I waited till someone else got it. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/26 "2011-03-15T18:30:54Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Not with Hawaii and Alaska the same color. Duh me. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/27 "2011-03-15T18:42:42Z")
What are states that have never been in my kitchen? How about states looking to beat up Missouri? ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/28 "2011-03-15T18:46:52Z")
This [map](http://nextround.net/upcoming/thumbs/2010/11/11/World-Map-By-Stereotypes-full.jpg) isn’t so mysterious. (slightly not safe for work) ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/29 "2011-03-15T19:30:51Z")
Drugs looks like a nice place to vacation with maybe a weekend stay over in Sluts and Slums. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/30 "2011-03-15T19:31:27Z")
This is an easy one. Blue states = cool people, Red states = assholes. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/31 "2011-03-16T01:56:47Z")
Any chance of the OP confirming if any of us were right? I’d like my glory, please. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/32 "2011-03-16T01:57:10Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > This [map](http://nextround.net/upcoming/thumbs/2010/11/11/World-Map-By-Stereotypes-full.jpg) isn’t so mysterious. (slightly not safe for work) I love the “Closed Ports” reference for Madagascar.😃 ---
**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/33 "2011-03-16T02:45:26Z")
Ok, here’s the answer: the blue states have higher than median rates of autism. red states have lower than median rates of autism. There does seem to be a striking relationship between tax/revenue balance and autism. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/34 "2011-03-16T03:29:54Z")
> [@brazil84](#): > > Ok, here’s the answer: > > the blue states have higher than median rates of autism. red states have lower than median rates of autism. There does seem to be a striking relationship between tax/revenue balance and autism. Just musing: Going completely by this single sentence and some very, very broad stereotypes/assumptions about incomes, is it possible that the red states have lower rates of autism due to lower availability of medical/diagnostic services? If there’s no means to conduct a diagnosis, the rates are going to be very low indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/35 "2011-03-16T11:43:23Z")
> [@brazil84](#): > > Ok, here’s the answer: > > the blue states have higher than median rates of autism. red states have lower than median rates of autism. There does seem to be a striking relationship between tax/revenue balance and autism. You know the saying that correlation doesn’t equal causation? I know you’re not exactly arguing that money = autism, but how would that work anyway? Do dollar bills increase the risk of autism? Do kids get so freaked out by a huge budget they lose control of their minds? So what’s your theory on why these two seem related? I agree with mnemosyne that it may be due to just a lack of good diagnostic equipment available ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/36 "2011-03-16T12:50:27Z")
> [@brazil84](#): > > Ok, here’s the answer: > > the blue states have higher than median rates of autism. red states have lower than median rates of autism. There does seem to be a striking relationship between tax/revenue balance and autism. A big part could be better medical care so just increased diagnosis. Many kids with mild autism probably get diagnosed in the richer states that just get labeled slow or problem children in poorer states. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/37 "2011-03-16T21:24:58Z")
> [@brazil84](#): > > Ok, here’s the answer: > > the blue states have higher than median rates of autism. red states have lower than median rates of autism. There does seem to be a striking relationship between tax/revenue balance and autism. Because in the blue states autism seems different than average 🙂 This similarity is interesting and should be examined further. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713/38 "2011-03-16T21:27:10Z")
The original link seems to be broken. I was going to start a thread about this topic. Anybody have a way to access the original? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-map/574713.md?page=1)