Under the guidance, people spending bitcoin are liable to declare capital gains on any increase in value on those coins.
The government isn't subsidizing the process, the government is taking its cut out of any capital gains. In the case of a "loss" of some or all of you "capital", the government isn't going to be sending you a rebate...
If Freepers, "supposedly the cream of the crop" are dumbed down to think like this, I'm afraid we're doomed as a nation...