> Federal government employees try not to be overtly political, but they have a world view that is not necessarily representative of the country as a whole. Th

> Federal government employees try not to be overtly political, but they have a world view that is not necessarily representative of the country as a whole. There's also the simple incentives argument: Why don't people trust lobbyists? Because they're paid by people/companies/organizations/etc who have (at the very least arguably) a vested interest in a given outcome, so it's hard to trust their motives. Wouldn't the same be true of a government office of "experts"? Wouldn't they have the same incentives to advance the agenda of those who keep them employed?