expression
the haves and the have-nots
A set phrase referring to the socioeconomic divide between those who possess wealth, resources, or advantages and those who do not. Often used in discussions of inequality.
持てる者と持たざる者の格差は広がる一方だ。
The gap between the haves and the have-nots is only widening.
この政策は持てる者と持たざる者の両方に影響を与える。
This policy affects both the haves and the have-nots.
格差 refers to the gap or disparity itself, while 持てる者と持たざる者 refers to the two groups of people separated by that gap.
A fixed expression composed of 持てる (potential form of 持つ, 'to have') + 者 ('person') and 持たざる (negative potential form, classical ざる negation) + 者, literally 'those who can have and those who cannot have'. The phrase is a calque or parallel to the English 'haves and have-nots'.