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[1984] Why do the Inner Party live such austere lives?

It is pointed out that members of the Inner Party live relatively poor lives by the standards of our real life 20th Century. Its shown that they live in flats, the movies show that they still wear simple clothes and have relatively few furnishings, and proof of their massive wealth is given by working elevators, basic foods like white bread and coffee and decent cigarettes. The only things that truly set them apart are servants and private helicopters.

Why? Aren't they the literal masters of Oceania? Shouldn't they at bare minimum be able to afford building two story houses or have private gardens or something?
gpt
Assuming they don't secretly live in luxury behind the scenes, the reason is that the world of 1984 has been ravaged by warfare on a greater scale than WWII for about 30 years. This includes a nuclear war in the 1950s. All industry goes to the war effort, leaving little room for the production of luxury goods and services. Constant attacks from the despicable and degenerate ~~Eurasia~~ Eastasia often destroy factories and housing. 

The comforts we enjoy also require the imagination of creative and intelligent people to innovate them. Whereas our society encourages and values these personal traits, the world of 1984 actively suppresses them. People who think outside the box meet brutal ends.