The federal government props up all sorts of industries with taxpayer funds. For instance, the mining sector (and farmers etc) get a diesel fuel rebate, that is, like it or lump it, a taxpayer funded subsidy to operate
their bussiness, but I dont hear to many people bleating about propping up the miners at taxpayers expense.
All countries prop up private enterprise to some extent. Some people just dont want to admit that not all
private enterprise, is totally private.
So there!