Regardless, I do not see the act of taking tax breaks and the act of advocating their abolition to be incoherent. Individual agency in modern life in context of these issues is fraught with compromise. Example: if you are a libertarian, how do you engage the college process given that virtually all higher education benefits from some subsidy at some level? Is the notion of American higher education inconsistent with the libertarian notions of limited government? Probably, but without education it is hard and far more chancy to function as an effective agent for change.

In any case, it doesn’t seem self-serving to argue for the abolition of a subsidy that one gets; it seems courageous. Consider the example of LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, who advocates for the abolition of laws that allow law enforcement agencies to attain the ability to become self-funding.

We only speak for ourselves as individuals here on this blog, but it is certainly my hope that advocates for “historic preservation” acknowledge that easing burdensome regulations may yield benefits similar to those associated with direct government expenditures through tax credit programs.