Fiscal policymakers may actually welcome some inflation for all of the following reasons except:
A) It potentially raises tax revenues
B) It reduces the real value of the national debt allowing governments to "default" on a portion of their debt
C) Interest payments tend to be fixed so the real interest payments are reduced
D) It weakens the independence of the central bank
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