It doesn't seem like a silly argument to me, and certainly not moralizing. Rather "I wonder..." seems to be an indirectly phrased request for information, an open invitation for somebody who has seen the numbers to provide a link.
But I do think I get your point - the subsidies are there so we should compare the costs as they are.
But I do think I get your point - the subsidies are there so we should compare the costs as they are.