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. 

Key Takeaways:

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

6:10 – The US is in the center of some fantastic technologies. 

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

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

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

19:20 – Jason introduces Peter to the show. 

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

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

36:20 – 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. 

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

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

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

Mentioned In This Episode:

Abundance by  Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler. 

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

Disorder by Peter Zeihan

Money: Master the Game by Tony Robbins

www.Zeihan.com 

Sichan Siv is an international bestselling author of the book entitled Golden Bones. He has worked closely with George H.W. Bush and is a Cambodian killing fields survivor. He shares his personal and amazing story about how he survived the killing fields and the Khmer Rouge regime, why he got into politics, explains the meaning behind golden bones, and more on today's Jet Setter show. 

Key Takeaways:

3:00 – 13 years after escaping the killing fields, Sichan was in the White House working with George Bush senior. 

5:45 – Sichan was honored to be part of the UN and to be representing the US. 

8:30 – Sichan considers himself very lucky and blessed. 

11:20 – Sichan talks about how wonderful it was to work alongside George H.W. Bush.

13:20 – Sichan was captured by the Khmer Rouge and was almost killed. 

16:30 – Golden State is the most recent book written by Sichan Siv. He talks a little bit about his latest book. 

20:50 – Sichan's favorite historical period was when the founding fathers were discussing what to do with the future of the United States. 

25:00 – The United States is a very unique place and you can not find something similar any where else in the world. 

26:20 – We need to hold our government accountable to keep America beautiful. 

Mentioned In This Episode: 

Golden Bones by Sichan Siv

Golden State bu Sichan Siv

www.SichanSiv.com