Manipulating the tax code is bad policy and serves to promote the Democrat agenda of punitive, targeted tax increases on individuals and groups they do not like.
To force the issue onto the political agenda, several House Republicans have introduced bills that would eliminate the federal tax code by 2000 or 2001.
President Bouteflika has also launched an ambitious reform agenda that would culminate next year with an amended constitution, new electoral laws and a press code, along with several other key changes aimed at curtailing corruption and easing bureaucratic hurdles.