There is nothing wrong with the incentive program. It does exactly what
it is supposed to do.

It is a flag that government can wave saying "see, we are doing
something."

It is an excuse to get government involved more in people's lives.

Those are the objectives, and it works quite well at that.

My point is that if government needs to subsidize it, it isn't
economically feasible to begin with.

What the government does or does not do to encourage or discourage any
action should have no bearing whatsoever on what we do. With individual
freedom comes individual responsibility. Make your own way and quit
whining.

That said, it will become economically feasible when the current,
low-priced alternative is no longer low-priced or simply gone
completely. Those who have bitten the bullet and gone off-grid even
though it is not the MOST economical thing to do will be in the best
position when that happens. Part of the "is it economical" question has
to include the probability of "system" failure, which is ever
increasing. When it nears 100% is way too late to be making other
plans.