It's really rather unfair to claim, "They don't care about jobs" because, well, they care deeply about jobs. They just don't want their taxes raised to help pay for government programs that would create actual jobs for people because most of our centrists are wealthy and influential persons. Sure, they agree that joblessness is a terrible thing that exacts frightful social costs. They just think it's someone else's responsibility to do something about it. This is why the centrists' economic policy positions are so closely aligned with conservatives' economic policy positions: Because the underlying motives of each camp, i.e., selfishness and greed, are virtually identical. The centrists have a bit more of a social conscience, but not enough to make a difference in terms of real-world policy outcomes.
---Baron V
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