持もてる者ものと持もたざる者もの

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.

• 持もてる者ものと持もたざる者ものの格かく差さは広ひろがる一いっ方ぽうだ。

  The gap between the haves and the have-nots is only widening.

• この政せい策さくは持もてる者ものと持もたざる者ものの両りょう方ほうに影えい響きょうを与あたえる。

  This policy affects both the haves and the have-nots.