Letter: EITC would help deal with pandemic

Even before COVID-19, the U.S. economy was weakening as automation, globalization and the gig economy tossed workers out of good-paying jobs. Unable to find work that supports a family, many had grown depressed, with some turning to opioids to numb the pain, or suicide to end the despair. This is one reason why U.S. life expectancy is now declining for the first time in our history.Now COVID is straining the economy to a breaking point and Congress will soon consider further measures to help str