"I want all the money now."

Sorry we can't pay anything now. We have no idea what inflation will be like over the next ten years. Nor do we know whether the Elite 5 currency will be valued in c. Hey, the Imperials might crush the Feds, and the Alliance might sell out to Imperial rule, only to knife the Imperials in the back when they weren't looking. Anything could happen. You want a fortune teller, not a bank teller.