This chart is a history of money, until the fed was created, money was backed by physical commodities. After the fed, money was backed by labor and capital, the U.S. rose to be the premiere world power because it had the best labor and capital. They didn't have infrastructure decimated by war, but rather enriched by it. The Vietnam war was the turning point, money was no longer backed by labor and capital, it was backed by GOD. Guns oil and drugs, under GOD money represents energy. Oil is energy, oil is backed by the dollar, the dollars are made by selling drugs and enforced with guns which make more money.