"Ronald Raygun" wrote
That's not the issue (see below).
"Ronald Raygun" wrote
There's a difference between (A) believing that it can be negative over some (generally small) periods, -OR- (B) believing that it is negative in general, and is therefore likely to continue to be so.
All three of us appear to believe that (A) is true. None of the three of us appear to believe that (B) is true.
HOWEVER (and this is the point I'm trying to discuss), Andy seems to think that many people
*do* believe (B) to be true. I don't accept that.Do you really agree with Andy on that point?