Why would the government want to suppress the standard of living 1984

Hate Week is a fictional event in George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Hate week is a psychological operation designed to increase the hatred of the population for the current enemy of the totalitarian Party, as much as possible, whichever of the two opposing superstates that may be.

The telescreen in his home, which cannot be turned off, has the power to monitor his ... but eventually give in to their desire to be honest and open with each other ... because it represents a commitment to an authority higher than a government ... discomfort while still believing that their standard of living is rising every year.