Global Water Crisis: Why Michael Burry is Investing in Blue Gold
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4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Patrick Bet-David discusses the looming global water crisis, how freshwater is distributed between domestic, industrial, and agricultural use, and why water supply is a serious issue. PBD also reviews what technology could be used to fix freshwater scarcity and water rights. PBD also unveils how American "Big Short" investor Michael Burry is focused on investing in water as a commodity "blue gold," the CIA's classified program to create fake rain through Operation Popeye, and what really happened in Flint, Michigan between Nestle and the government when drinking water was needed. Go to our sponsor https://betterhelp.com/valuetainment for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. Connect With Experts On Minnect: https://app.minnect.com/ Visit our website: https://valuetainment.com/ Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aPEwD4 Want to get clear on your next 5 business moves? https://valuetainment.com/academy/ Join the channel to get exclusive access to perks: https://bit.ly/3Q9rSQL Download the podcasts on all your favorite platforms https://bit.ly/3sFAW4N Text: PODCAST to 310.340.1132 to get the latest updates in real-time! Patrick Bet-David is the founder and CEO of Valuetainment Media. He is the author of the #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller Your Next Five Moves (Simon & Schuster) and a father of 2 boys and 2 girls. He currently resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
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| 0:00.0 | So if I was to ask you right now, if an enemy wanted to attack our country, |
| 0:02.8 | you us, let's just say, how would they do it? |
| 0:04.3 | You may say, well, Pat, they're going to do cyber. |
| 0:06.0 | They're going to do bio warfare. |
| 0:07.3 | No, they're going to do nuclear. |
| 0:08.8 | What if I told you they could do it with water? |
| 0:10.7 | If US had a water crisis and you and I don't have water, |
| 0:14.0 | you know, how long we can go without water? |
| 0:15.6 | Three days. |
| 0:16.3 | Some say up to a week, but most studies say three days. |
| 0:20.3 | And one of the biggest crisis we're dealing with right now worldwide is water crisis. |
| 0:24.8 | When I show you some of the statistics on what it's looking like, |
| 0:27.9 | when you watch the movie, Big Short, |
| 0:29.6 | if you remember the movie, Big Short, with Michael Burry, |
| 0:31.9 | one of the biggest investors that everybody worldwide follows. |
| 0:35.4 | He's got this hedge fund called Sion, |
| 0:37.7 | hedge fund that I think he manages nearly $2 billion. |
| 0:40.2 | You know what, what it said at the end of the movie, |
| 0:41.9 | they said, Michael Burry, his next investment and commodity that he's focused on, |
| 0:46.9 | it's only one thing and what do you think it was? |
| 0:48.8 | Water. |
| 0:49.6 | We're going to take a deep dive. |
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