1) You wouldn’t work for payment of an unspecified amount at an indeterminate future date. “Eventual tax” is not the same as “tax now”. 2) Likewise, paying a

1) You wouldn’t work for payment of an unspecified amount at an indeterminate future date. “Eventual tax” is not the same as “tax now”. 2) Likewise, paying a 2022 debt in 2027 dollars makes their effective tax rate even lower. 3) I don’t get to defer my income tax payments until a favourable year of my choosing, neither should the rich 4) that’s what the credit is for.