There are only 3 ways to decrease government debt:

1- Spend less (yeah right)

2- Increase taxes (= not re-elected)

3- Print money to reduce the value of debt (←this what's happening)

https://primal.net/e/note1xjcngv6gsta3a4sm6kw63f7e6a3n0vafvz5z9umwtyyasz3e540qmtdcaq