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Honest question. If inflation was caused by debt, why is inflation going down while the debt increases faster?

Because interest rates are increasing? Both the cost of debt and the cost of the dollar increase.

I suspect rising interest rates and stable gas prices are what is causing lower inflation. The parent stated a link between more debt and more inflation and was hoping for an explanation that would explain the link.

Government spending both increases the government's debt and causes inflation. Maybe that's the link they are looking for.

Plus, I don't know much about monetary policy, but wouldn't the Fed feel obliged to start quantitative easing if the government's debt put it in difficulty?

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