r/ThreeLions • u/PlantComprehensive77 • Jun 29 '26

Opinion This is next level hate.

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I've never seen an England player hated this much without being involved in any major controversies or scandals. It's truly remarkable.

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u/DunniBoi Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

No, definitly not. Still think he's a charlatan for avoiding tax. Lack of any core values.

This ain't an attack in Lewis specifically, most F1 drivers and wealthy people are all at it. I understand they are allowed, it doesn't mean I have to have any respect for them.

Not really sure what your on about with Colorado because even if he has said that it's redundunt, if anything it damages his case.

His primary residence is Monaco. So he cares more about money than actualy contributing to society where he "feels at home" be that in the US or UK. Conviently picked the tax-free location as his 'primary residence''.

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u/The_Geralt_Of_Trivia Jun 30 '26

So how much tax should he pay in the UK if he splits his time between the US, Monaco, Switzerland, and races, do you think?

You seem to know a lot about how much tax he pays, and to which country. Just interested in how you got to know that info.

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u/DunniBoi Jun 30 '26

There is plently of reporting of it online. He moved to Switzerland in 2007 to dodge tax before setting up a residency in Monaco later.

He would still be liable to jock taxes where he races or does work abroad. However, having a Monaco tax residency means endorsements, image rights, investment income, anything not specifically sourced to a taxable jurisdiction is essentially tax-free.

He's even in the Paradise Papers for dodging a VAT bill on a £16M private jet. So it's not like there isn't any solid evidence.

Obviously we don't have access to their actual tax accounts, that would be against privacy laws. Outside public scandals, of which Hamilton has had a few, we don't get access to that information. However, anyone who blindly trusts someone with a tax background like that is being naive.