They gave two simplistic answers from the same perspective, and I think you have to share their perspective to think there&#x27;s a difference between them. And neither actually answered the question, which was &quot;On the question of bankers’ pay, and whether the government should do something to limit how much they get&quot; -- it&#x27;s clearly a question about where and when and why government interference in economic matters is appropriate, and whether or not this situation warrants it -- an ethical&#x2F;philosophical question not simply an economic one.<p>Though I may be misunderstanding since I don&#x27;t know the Oxford process very well -- from the way you&#x27;re describing it, correct me if I&#x27;m wrong, applicants to Oxford are already very specialized and the question would be asked in a very specific economics-only context, in which case they&#x27;ve already filtered out anyone with a different perspective and the question is entirely appropriate.