2.3 Regulators, who stuck by their free-market beliefs or investors who carelessly took on too much risk? 2.4 When a student mentions a person or institution they blame, ask what they should have done differently? 3. Do you think someone should go to jail for the behavior depicted in the film Inside Job? Why? 4.1 Inside Job discusses the evidence that senior bankers on Wall Street used prostitutes and illegal drugs, sometimes paying with company credit cards. If bringing a criminal fraud case related to sub-prime loans and CDOs would be too difficult, should prosecutors go after this other behavior? 5. Discuss whether the educational institution (City Council or School Board) should have a policy regarding conflicts of interest. For example, if someone works in an industry with an issue that is before either body, what would be done? 5.1 What if Sony Pictures Classics paid our professor money to show the film in class? Would that be ok? Should someone have to disclose all of the money he makes from outside activities? 6. If your class has covered the 1920s-30s, compare the events depicted in Inside Job to the roaring 20s, the Great Crash of 1929, and the Depression that followed. What is different about today?