If the word on the street during the late 1990s was that the business cycle was dead, the lesson of the early 2000s is that Economics Happens.
So in the spirit of too little, too late, here is a "big picture" overview of the entire U.S. economy.
Arrows indicate the direction of payments; solid arrows are the components making up the Gross Domestic Product.
Click on any hot zone; a description will appear at the lower left of the diagram.
