privileged expense

基本解釋

Tax laws that favored the privileged at the expense of the disadvantaged.
窮人作出了巨大的犧牲去爲(wèi)少數(shù)特權(quán)堦層掙錢。
Established businesses try to maintain privileged positions—at the expense of consumers.
那些資格較老的商家試圖以消費(fèi)者爲(wèi)代價(jià)保住自己的優(yōu)勢(shì)地位。

They are the opportunistic arguments of a few who want to keep their privileged status at the expense of workers and taxpayers.
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