As a family member of somebody in that position, I can understand that it's easy to have that kind of emotional perception.
However, as a logical matter, I can see how it is easy to make the exact opposite argument to yours. The government doesn't want to eliminate people who might be viewed as drains of resources. They want votes and voting demographics they can pander to. They want social issues they can shovel more money at and sneak some extra cash to their chosen friends. They want to hire tons of officials to oversee implementations for solutions to increase their fiefdoms and influence. They want a compliant voting block that is depending on them for just enough resources to survive so they'll be less likely to ever be non-compliant with any decrees.