JS 95: Globalizing the U.S. Economy with Peter Zeihan Author of The Accidental Superpower

Published: Feb. 18, 2015, 3:08 p.m.

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Jason Hartman opens with a short introduction for today's Jet Setter show and talks about the bash America movement. He knows that a lot of his guests that come on to the show tend to bash America, yet they still live in the United States. He introduces his Creating Wealth podcast guest, Peter Zeihan, on to the show to give a better contrast as to why the United States is so important to the economy on a global scale and why it really isn't as bad as you might think.\\xa0

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Key Takeaways:

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3:20 \\u2013 Jason's opinion of the United States has changed over the years.

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6:10 \\u2013 The US is in the center of some fantastic technologies.\\xa0

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10:30 \\u2013 Jason thinks American's negative opinions of the US is massively overblown.\\xa0

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13:40 \\u2013 There's a couple of great upcoming shows to look out for.\\xa0

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16:15 \\u2013 Jason is currently reading Tony Robbins's latest book, Money, and is trying to get him on the show.\\xa0

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19:20 \\u2013 Jason introduces Peter to the show.\\xa0

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22:20 \\u2013 We have more older workers than we do younger workers right now, which is a first ever in history.\\xa0

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29:30 \\u2013 If the US steps back in their trade, everybody worldwide would suffer.\\xa0

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36:20 \\u2013 As broken as our social security system is, it's no where near the kind of problems the Japanese and European retirees will be experiencing.\\xa0

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41:00 \\u2013 Will the US become an oil exporter? There's three angles to this.\\xa0

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45:15 \\u2013 If 1% of the global manufacturers\\u2019 market is taken over by 3D printing, then that will result in a 10-15% drop in shipping.\\xa0

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51:30 \\u2013 Don't forget to check out Peter's book, The Accidental Superpower.\\xa0

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Mentioned In This Episode:

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Abundance by \\xa0Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler.\\xa0

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The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global\\xa0

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Disorder by Peter Zeihan

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Money: Master the Game by Tony Robbins

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www.Zeihan.com\\xa0

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