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I recently received a letter from my health insurance. They said they had sent me a $50 (paper) check and noticed I never cashed it. Had I not received it? I was excited. I had not received my check! How nice of them to make sure I’d get the money…

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For the past few decades, fast food consumption has had a reliable recession indicator: when budgets tighten, Americans head for the drive-thru.However, in today’s K-shaped economy, analysts say that the old playbook is breaking — and some of the biggest chains are finding that even price cuts aren’t bringing customers…