If you're reading this and things are tight right now, I want you to know I'm aware of the irony. You're reading an article about economic culling while wondering if you're the one for the chop. I'm not going to pretend that's a comfortable place to be, but I'm also not going to look away from it. Nor should you. There's a phrase that gets thrown around every time conditions tighten. Usually by someone whose business is fine. Usually delivered with the detached confidence of