Obviously, it's not really about helping buyers as much as helping the industry. I can appreciate AT TIMES government may need to assist some nascent industry. I'd note that this assistance often comes with long strings and a lot of paperwork, and at times their assistance is unneeded. But government now is so deep into our economy, this sort of thing is pretty routine. We're dumping billions into the chip industry, not to mention wind and solar etc.
I keep seeing claims we have a subsidy for the oil industry, but from what I can discern, that is not technically correct, they do get some normal tax credits and allowances.
One of the biggest effective subsidies may be in the health care arena.