Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) -- was "The Grinch who stole Christmas" tongue-in-cheek since the author was already quite wealthy himself?

 No

he really did abhor the idea

or corrupted inclination that

"Christmas came from a store";

the later poem / story The Lorax

is also befitting of this author

and his ethic / philosophical bent.

It also retains the author's intent on 

opposing corporate

greed and reckless capitalism that

destroys the environment to mass

produce frivolous items people

have been tricked into buying.