While your answers should be concise, please address the questions and include supporting evidence, the "why" is important in answeringthese questions.

1. Was Goldman Sachs just taking advantage of a situational opportunity in the marketplace in this case? Explain and justify your answer.
2. Who, if anyone was to blame for the illegal actions taken in this case and why or why not?
3. Who paid and at what "price" for the financial/economic and social costs of the transactions and results of transactions here?
4. Do the ends justify the means in this case, as it turns out? Explain and offer evidence.
5. What ethical and social responsibility lessons can you offer from this case in the aftermath? Explain.