By the chronology of the show, no. It would have been infinitely easier for Walt to have swallowed his pride and taken money from gretchen, or even borrowed from hank.
Him becoming a drug lord was always about his own personal pride and sense of worth. It made him feel alive and powerful.
The spark comes from it though, also think about a more structral approach; a socialized health care system would have taken the floor out of Walts meth and drug empire, he would have likely just been a high ranking pharma industry guy.
By the chronology of the show, no. It would have been infinitely easier for Walt to have swallowed his pride and taken money from gretchen, or even borrowed from hank.
Him becoming a drug lord was always about his own personal pride and sense of worth. It made him feel alive and powerful.
The spark comes from it though, also think about a more structral approach; a socialized health care system would have taken the floor out of Walts meth and drug empire, he would have likely just been a high ranking pharma industry guy.