No one is denigrating the beauty of creation. This is a POLITICAL forum. Why bring non-sequitors into a political discussion? I'm discussing the desirability of living in a liberal tax hell* police state. NJ has a higher per capita tax burden than California. China, Iran, and Russia all have beautiful scenery, but that doesn't exactly make them desirable places to live.
*NJ has the second highest tax burden in the country. Only NY is higher.
And some believe that's a license to be a jerk.