An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications. Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed. Any argument worth making within a bureaucracy must capable of being expressed in a simple declarative sentence that will be obviously true once it is stated. The smaller or less important the government publication, the higher the grade and salary of the editor. There is nothing so asinine that governments will not proclaim it as official doctrine.
Pay is a function of time spent.
Wait until others have given clearance. Make only big mistakes.