Would Walter White Still Cook Meth in 2025?

Soooo....the article claims that somebody who makes $43k a year could cough up $10-20k over 3 years?

Even in 2008, if you were making $43k a year you'd be living paycheck to paycheck. Mr. White is already working a side-hustle at a car wash to make ends meet.

I think there's still a rather high chance that he would go too the dark side.