Dividend Kings Are Proven Payers For Tough TimesRecession or not,Dividend Kings have a proven track record of success that includes over 50 years of consecutive distribution increases. This tells us management has the foresight to run their companies profitably in both good times and bad. The stocks on our list today are not only Dividend Kings but also Consumer Staples, the sector we most want to be in during an economic downturn. While we can’t predict with 100% certainty what will happen with the economy, inflation, and interest rates we can predict that these companies will continue to pay…