Fundamental flaw with Breaking Bad I'm re-watching BB for the first time since moving to Albuquerque. I started to recognize the scenes and more importantly, understand some background. Before Walter tells the family he is diagnosed with lung cancer, he talks about working as a scientist for Los Alamos National Labs, where he met Skyler. Well... in 2000, Congress established a cohort for any former or current employee working at LANL and diagnosed with cancer to be compensated $150-450,000. I'm not saying that would be enough for his family to live on forever, but how much did he expect when selling meth?

TL;DR Government gives $$$ for Los Alamos employees with cancer