In a recent on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Lewis Hamilton expressed his strong views on wealth disparity and billionaires. He stated that no individual should be allowed to hoard billions and that there should be a cap on wealth that one should be allowed to accumulate in their lifetime, because widespread poverty and starvation still exist.
In the podcast, he says, “One of the things that I struggle with every day is, and it’s just how life is, and it’s been the way for thousands of years, that there is such a disparity between the wealthy and the poor. And, you know, you still, when you drive around LA, there are still so many people living on the streets. You shouldn’t be able to have billions, right? I think there should be a limit to how much you can have because there’s enough to go around to everyone.”
He goes on to suggest that there should be a law that creates more equality and equal access for everyone, “I don’t know how you would implement that law…But like, geez, man, I’ve met kids that are starving. And you think, oh God, we are so lucky, so many of us.
Many felt Hamilton’s monologue on billionaires to be tone deaf
While Hamilton made the monologue in good faith, standing up for what he feels to be right, many in the community found it to be rather tone deaf. Many point out that these statements from the Formula One legend are pretty hilarious owing to the fact that he himself is worth over $500 million and lives in Monaco so that he can avoid paying as much tax as possible.
Some even criticized him for having offshore accounts and suggested that if he truly feels like there should not be any such economic disparity, then he should be giving away his money as well. Instead of having a law that takes it away from others.
To top it off, Hamilton and Kim Kardashian have also announced recently that they were dating. Now that Kim Kardashian has a net worth of around $1.9 billion, it’s not surprising that Hamilton’s monologue on ” On Purpose was met with so much criticism.
The following comment on X summarizes the entire internet’s take on the matter perfectly:
“Driving around LA in your $500,000 Ferrari wearing 1,000,000+ in clothes and jewelry. Commenting on the disparity between the wealthy and the poor. Classic douche bag behavior. He deserves his wealth, though. It’s the other rich guy that’s the problem.”
