[quickthrower2]

Even better: do it now, or not at all.

If it is a failing test do it now anyway.

The reason is the person adding the TODO may have a bias that their thing really is the most important tech debt.

However I would step back and figure out what tech debt payback offers the best ROI with the team.

If you have a pet hate refactor you want done, add it to a personal list and bring it up for consideration in that process.

Or just fix it as part of your task if practical to do so.