Earlier this year, they noted, Congress increased payments to doctors.
In some parts of the country, it increased payments to draw in more private plans.
Last fall, the theater was facing increased payments on bonds used to support construction.
Other newspapers have experienced increased payments for mobile and e-reader versions of their print editions.
AT&T said the rate increase reflected higher costs, particularly increased payments to cable networks for programming.
Medicare officials said they would not lower payment for cancer drugs until they increased payments for administering them.
Increased payments for the jobless, for child care and for Medicaid have also started to flow into the state.
But this begs the question, why aren't the creditors who are receiving the increased payments spending the money?
"Our social welfare budget costs €177 billion a year in addition to €38 billion of increased payments," Mr. Lauk said.
The increased payments called for by Congress, Pentagon officials said, will make it difficult to manage the Defense Department's other priorities.
Congress sharply increased payments to private health plans last year in the hope that they would serve many more Medicare beneficiaries.
