@SecondHandStoke I have to respectfully disagree; if you and @Jaxk were Centrists, then the rest of the world would be a lot further to the Right. In fact, even our Left is mostly to the right of where much of the rest of the world has their Right. If you and @Jaxk truly were Centrists, you would be more like me, a guy with more European views on many things.
You would believe in human rights. You would not support cutting a few million in public assistance, especially not in favor of giving a few billion to an industry that already makes enough profits to pay their executives 8/9-figure bonuses. You wouldn’t allow millions to starve in the streets just so that a small handful could get a twelfth mansion and a Bugatti to put in it’s garage. You wouldn’t be Robin Hood, but you would treat the national economy the same as a household budget by making sure the basics are taken care of before you splurge on luxuries.
You would believe in the “greater good” at least to the extent of seeking to end the sort of behavior that passes costs on to taxpayers (including small business owners) solely for the purposes of making a profit when you are already filthy fucking rich. (I’m looking at you, Walmart!) I’m not against anybody getting rich, mind you; I’m just against them doing things that harm others to do so. And given how many people have gotten rich without causing great harm to others, or driving up the taxes that only us honest people pay, there’s no excuse for it.
You would be more even-handed, and support reciprocity. If corporations are allowed to determine our healthcare because they pay for it, then we get to determine their corporate policy as well. I’m not talking “voting with your dollars”, partly for reasons previously mentioned. I’m talking giving consumers the same power to make rules and attach conditions as corporations have. Just as many don’t have as much of a choice in employment or health insurance as you guys think, many don’t have the shopping options either, refuting any delusions you guys hold of “free markets”. So, the next best thing is to let the door swing both ways.
No, you guys aren’t Centirists. You two are right-leaning compared to other people who are to the right. Last I checked, being to the right of something on the right put you at least two steps away from the center.