Tough times demand tough people. This winter promises to bring some hard times to most Americans, and we need to set our hearts and souls like flint against what’s coming down the pike. An inflationary spike in fuel and food costs, the slowdown in our nationwide supply chain, the ongoing fights over Wuhan flu mandates, and the damage they’re doing to the economy: These troubles and more are already knocking on the door. They bring to mind that old song by Stephen Foster, “Hard Times,” which ends with these wistful words: “’Tis the song, the sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times come again no more Many days you have lingered Around my cabin door Oh hard times come again no more” We all know what we must do in this coming fight. We cut back on consumption, look for bargains, avoid debt—time to put away those credit cards—and …