Yup. Taxes are used to control people all the time. Heck, it’s why we have the mortgage interest deduction. And there are the “efficient water heater credit”, etc.
I hate that stuff.
You may hate it, but I consider it a moral imperative to feed the beast as little as possible,
and not taking advantage of all tax breaks possible is giving them more money and power to reduce your freedom.
It may cost me $500 to save $100 in taxes, but I’ve done things like that.