Why does the US tax payer pay reparations to "holocaust survivors"?
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Holocaust survivors, their heirs, or estates receive restitution payments from governments or industry as compensation for the forced labor or property confiscation during World War II. These payments are excluded from federal taxes and should not be listed as income on federal tax returns(1)(2). Additionally, all Holocaust compensation and restitution payments do not affect eligibility for federally funded benefits(3). Germany, too, continues to allocate funds for Holocaust reparations, including direct payments, support for elderly survivors, and Holocaust education(4).
1 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-news/at-02-38.pdf
2 https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/holocaust-restitution-payments.asp
3 https://www.claimscon.org/our-work/compensation/payments-benefits/
4 https://www.jta.org/2024/06/05/global/german-holocaust-reparations-increase-again-this-year-but-plateau-expected-as-survivors-perish