"the people who would have benefit from these policies [...] are long dead and gone. The people who oppressed them are also dead."
In a way, public policy can still reward your ancestors and punish their oppressors, despite their death. I'd bet your ancestors would have wanted opportunities for their descendants, just as we do for our kids and grandchildren.
In a way, public policy can still reward your ancestors and punish their oppressors, despite their death. I'd bet your ancestors would have wanted opportunities for their descendants, just as we do for our kids and grandchildren.