Why are words like "class" and "elite" not part of the conversation in politics by the media?

In the U.S., you're not allowed to talk about class differences. In fact there are only two groups that are allowed to be class-conscious. One is the business community and the other is high-planning sectors of government.

So how can they be class conscious? They have a job to do: tell us there is no such thing as class, and that we are all equal. We are all Americans. We live in harmony. We live together and work together. Everything is great.

So why worry about class oppression or class warfare? Why worry about the elite and how they live and what they expect? We all have the same values. (Not!)