For an Eddington-luminous hole with MBH=βMs and wind massflux λL, define A=λβ(4πGmpc/σT). The gas budget M˙g=Φ−ϵMg−AMs has positive instantaneous balance only for Ms<Φ/A. A positive constant-gastrajectory is incompatible with ongoing M˙s=ϵMg unless the secular black-holecoupling is neglected.