Long story short, if you defer compensation you suffer a significant chance the other(larger) party will manage to screw you out of it. The same is true if its

Long story short, if you defer compensation you suffer a significant chance the other(larger) party will manage to screw you out of it. The same is true if its a private or state entity. You either get money or assets in hand, or its effectively vapor. It also shows that working for the government may be stable, its certainly not good for pay.