Would $600 over 6 months help?

Okay here goes. The government of Alberta in their infinite wisdom have decided that the best way to help Albertans in need was to offer two types of financial support. The first type was to suspend the provincial gasoline tax until further notice, which amounts to about 13 cents per litre, even though most of that tax had already been suspended, and we were in fact only eliminating the final four cents per litre.  

My first question is, who is this helping exactly? Most people living near or below the poverty line don't own a car, and therefore are not buying gasoline. The people who are benefiting the most from this discount are the people who own multiple vehicles, for that matter multiple large vehicles. If anything, and yes I am going there, these people should be paying more for their gasoline, because we are obviously making it too easy to own these kinds of vehicles. This is my opinion and I am entitled to it. Seriously though, this is not targeting the people who need the most help in these times of financial hardship. Moving on. 

The second type of help offered by the government is six payments of $100 per month for 6 months. Any person in a family earning less than $180,000 a year who is either a senior or a parent with children is eligible. First of all, $180,000 a year is the threshold? Doesn't that seem a little bit high? Are families earning that kind of money struggling to pay their phone bill? Are they having to put the meat back at the grocery store and settle for Kraft Dinner instead? Imagine how much of a difference $600 is going to make to a family earning more than $100,000 a year, never mind $180,000. What about people living near or below the poverty line who aren't seniors, or don't have kids? Don't they deserve help too? I have a feeling that it is these people who are making the hard sacrifices trying to make ends meet. 

I have yet to talk to anyone, regardless of their political affiliation, ideology, or financial methodology who disagrees with these basic questions and obvious misguided decisions. So the question is, why would the government offer a financial incentive only to families with children and seniors? It doesn't take a University degree in politics to know the answer to that question. It's because this is the demographic that is sitting on the fence wondering who to vote for in the next election. It's so obvious that it is disgusting. It is one more reason why many of the conservative minded people that I know have made it very clear to anyone who will listen that they are not going to be re-electing this government.