Read the excerpt from the interview with e. y. (yip) harburg. in the song the man is really saying: i made an investment in this country. where the hell are my dividends? is it a dividend to say: “can you spare a dime? ” what the hell is wrong? let’s examine this thing. it’s more than just a bit of pathos. it doesn’t reduce him to a beggar. it makes him a dignified human, asking questions—and a bit outraged, too, as he should be. according to harburg, the song “brother, can you spare a dime? ” humanizes and lends a sense of worth to the common beggar on the street. was written to assist the poor in getting more money from passersby. answers the question “what is wrong? ” for impoverished individuals. lessens the outrage felt by the many poor, marginalized individuals.

humanizes and lends a sense of worth to the common beggar on the street.

According to E. Y. Harburg, the song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” humanizes the beggar and lends him a sense of worth. We know this because he argues that the song "doesn't reduce him to a beggar." He also states that "it makes him a dignified human." The beggar is able to regain his agency by asking questions about his condition, and feeling rightful outrage about it.

i do not know if this question has options, but a main impact of the federal reserve act of 1913, which created the federal reserve bank, was the international use of the u.s. dollar, which soon became the world's leading currency - particularly during world war i, since many nations around the world asked the united states for money.