I am afraid that if any particular group of citizens can claim a right to tax money for sins which occurred long in the past, and even to other people, then every Fringe group with an axe to grind will start lining up at the public trough with an attorney who claims precedent based on the preference that Society gave to the first group.
Since my forefathers were Irish and German and the Irish Branch suffered extreme discrimination at the hands of people (including slaveholders) and my German forebears suffered extreme discrimination as result of Germany's activity in the great Wars, then my livelihood has been impacted extremely by sins committed against my forebears.
Why in the devil shouldn't I claim money for this? After all, the American government knew all about it and never lifted a finger.
Now because I'm an old bald white guy some people will claim that that erases every other responsibilities of society to be just in these cases.
That's how you spot a racist mfr.
Before you get excited that's an abbreviation for the word manufacturer.
I'm talking about people who manufactured racism not about those who conjugate with female relatives.
Though they often may be one and the same . . . but who am I to know? I'll leave that investigation to our fabulously resourceful and absolutely accurate cadre of patriotic and humble American mass media journalists.