I agree. And, considering what a spectacular failure that has been in improving the situation of blacks (I would argue that it has made things worse overall), I don't know how anyone could think that throwing more money that way is going to make any positive difference.
Of course, it is possible that there are other reasons to argue for reparations. I remember reading years ago that the inside opinion of the federal government is that the situation of blacks is not going to improve, so the welfare system is a way of keeping the peace. Reparations would just be icing on the cake.
Public assistance is certainly a bribe to keep ferals at bay (of all colors). Reparations wouldn’t address anything because people who make bad decisions won’t stop because they have money. A month later they’d be broke and demanding more...