民穷财尽 mínqióng-cáijìn

[the means of the people have been used up;bring the nation and its people to the brink of bankrupcy] 民众穷困潦倒,财源耗竭殆尽

人家商战胜我们,在他手里过日子,要是不想个法儿抵制抵制,将来民穷财尽,还有兴旺的时候吗?——《文明小史》