This is a scary time in America's history. We are in the thick of an economic downswing that is consuming all media with negative press and producing record-high numbers in all the areas we fear.

On a daily basis, more and more families are forced to find ways to replace incomes they had come to depend on. In a job market that's struggling to gain stability, the vicious cycle of losing a job, then trying to find another one, is becoming harder and harder with every resume we submit.

The rate of unemployed Americans is climbing at a rapid pace, now 6% higher than it was before the recession of 2001. If this trend continues, we face even more dangerous results as we break into a new decade.

In the past year, manufacturing jobs have cut back 212,000 positions. The Financial Services industry has shed over 79,000 jobs as well. And that's just the tip of the iceberg...two industries in a cluster of hundreds.

I recently had a conversation with a Financial Adviser and he informed me that new business is at a minimum these days. Adviser are clinging to their current portfolio of clients in an effort to help them better manage their assets and minimize debt. But many people are facing the challenge of having no money to manage, nor the amount of money needed to pay for the services a Financial Adviser provides.

If you are currently unemployed, you know the struggles these times have brought upon us. And even if you're not unemployed, there's no guarantee your job will be there for you tomorrow.

Are you still relying on a 'JOB' to determine your future? If current events are any guide, relying on your job could be as much of a risk as gambling your life savings on a football game. There's just no 'sure thing' anymore.

Bob Dylan once said, "The times...they are a-changin'." Indeed, times are changing in a major way. The question is: Will you change with them? If you don't, the road you travel going forward could result in a very rough ride.

Despite all the negativity, there is some good news. There is a very real "solution" to the unemployment crisis taking place in the United States today. As a matter of fact, the solution comes with a game plan, a marketing system, a proven business model, a call center to make sales for you and a team of experts to assist you every step of the way.

The home-based business industry has been around for years. But never have all these components been found together in one company. This is the CarbonCopyPRO marketing system.

It has been designed so people with ABSOLUTELY ZERO experience in the home business industry can plug in, absorb valuable training, and find success on their own terms.

On a personal level, I've experienced first-hand the detrimental affects of this current job market. I lost my job, and was forced to find a way to replace my income. And instead of putting myself in a position where I'd have to claw my way into another J-O-B that could land me back on the unemployment line, I made the decision to take matters into my own hands.

I partnered up with many successful people who came to the same realization I did: Trading time for wages that barely pay the bills in a job that could vanish tomorrow is a scary and dangerous way to live. I made the decision to take a risk and go out on a limb...and when I got to the end of that limb, I discovered that's where the fruit is.

FACT: There is no 'recession' on the World Wide Web.

Thousands of people are throwing tradition to the wayside and taking advantage of the power of the Internet to give themselves an alternative to a pencil-whipped paycheck. The question is: Will you be one of them?