Why does the government handicap George but not Hazel?

In
Vonnegut's dystopian future America, the government requires every citizen to be completely
equal in all facets of life. In order to assure complete uniformity and equality, government
agents force talented, athletic, intelligent, and skilled civilians to wear various types of
handicaps that suppress and limit their advanced abilities or alter their appearance. 's father,
George, has above average intelligence, which is why he is required to wear a tiny mental
handicap radio in his ear. This government transmitter emits sharp noises every twenty seconds
to interrupt the person's thoughts, which prevents them from "taking
unfair
advantage of their brains." George's wife, Hazel, does not need to wear a
handicap because she is of average intelligence, which means that she cannot think of anything
for a substantial amount of time and is rather slow. Overall, George is required to wear a tiny
handicap ear radio to interrupt his thoughts because he is above average intelligence while
Hazel is not, which means that she is already equal with the rest of the
population.