You can ask too . <| sep |> Inequality is an absolute fact in this world , there has never been nor will there ever be a society of perfect equality . It is also a fact that even the poorest members of American society are better off than a significant portion of the world . That doesn ' t mean they are treated fairly or even well at all , but for a rich man like Vonnegut to talk about the evils of wealth and claim the entire country is built on oppression is hypocritical as that requires Vonnegut himself to be preaching about oppression while simultaneously oppressing . He is actively engaging in the class warfare he claims to be so vehemently opposed to simply by being part of the class he claims is evil by his own description .