Read “The Creature from Jekyll Island” A second look at the Federal Reserve. It explains it all.
We pay the cost of printing then borrow it into circulation.
money (fed reserve notes) represent debt.
Yes, the Creature from Jekyll Island describes the Fed at its inception. The Fed is a foreign owned banking entity. It is time to scuttle the Fed and make them eat their own debt.
Return the control of money to the US Treasury. Only problem with this of course is that attempts to implement this part of it has gotten Presidents' killed.