avaricious

US /ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs/
UK /ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs/
1.

tham lam

showing an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions:

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The idea is to shift the bad debts of the avaricious and the greedy onto the shoulders of middle-class people.