It seems to me that this could be a benefit to collectors and restorers. If the vehicles are scrapped while operational, that means less wear and tear on parts, as opposed to units that hit the boneyard only after they've expelled their last hydrocarbons. Less units on the road makes the remaining ones more valuable. Scrapped doesn't necessarily mean crushed. Subsidies to the boneyards would drive the cost of the parts down . . .
Having said all that, the thought of using money fleeced from the taxpayers wallets to pay for this Shinola is detestable . . .