Strangers Rally to Fund a 78-Year-Old DoorDash Driver’s Retirement
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A 78-year-old DoorDash driver, Richard Pulley, and his wife faced retirement poverty, prompting a passerby who saw him on a doorbell cam to start a GoFundMe. The campaign has raised over $900,000 toward a $1.1 million goal to fund their retirement, highlighting the challenges older workers face in low-wage, gig-economy jobs and the shrinking availability of traditional pensions.
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