If you are a supertaster, cumin will taste like dirt. The subtle earthy flavour mentioned by others becomes a clingy cloying 'bad nut' soon after swallowing. On the bright side, it's not Coriander, which is just evil. In general, 'earthy' describes fungi, nuts, and barks, but can also be reminiscent of decay.
Rockoff estimates the total cost of World War I to the United States at approximately $32 billion, or 52 percent of gross national product at the time.He breaks down the financing of the U.S. war effort as follows: 22 percent in taxes, 58 percent through borrowings from the public, and 20 percent in money creation.he War Revenue Act of 1917 taxed excess profits -- profits exceeding an amount determined by the rate of return on capital in a base period -- by some 20 to 60 percent, and the tax rate on income starting at $50,000 rose from 1.5 percent in 1913-15 to more than 18 percent in 1918.
Military expenditures by the US during the Cold War years were estimated to have been $8 trillion, while nearly 100,000 Americans lost their lives in the Korean War and Vietnam War.