Unless they plan to never fix it, they are going to eventually spend resources. Deadlines just force the issue of when those resources are spent. They are still

Unless they plan to never fix it, they are going to eventually spend resources. Deadlines just force the issue of when those resources are spent. They are still spent either way. And if they don't have any intention of ever fixing it, it basically doesn't matter when it is disclosed. So in that case, having a deadline is no worse. Yes, sometimes you can be more efficient if you have your choice of when to do something, but that's usually a relatively minor effect.