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University Sues Student For Graduating Early
"A student who attended a private German economics and business university is being sued by the school because he finished his degree too quickly. Marcel Pohl finished 60 exams in 20 months, completing 11 semesters worth of work in only 3. The school says it is due an extra €3,000 for lost income because, "its fees are the total price for the studies, independent of how long the studies last." "When I got the lawsuit, I thought it couldn't be true. Performance is supposed to be worth something," Pohl said.
Well, let's just say my wife would have lawyered up long ago!
Private institution.
The invisible hand bribes lawmakers and sets the penalties for non-compliance.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Best comment from the original article:
"This story really hits home because the same thing happened to me. I finished early, yet was still expected to pay the full fee. In fairness, I should point out it was with a hooker instead of a University. But it's kind of the same thing... right?"
This was in Germany... but please, continue the America bashing!
3) Punishing your own clients and making it public has never ammounted to a great business strategy.
*checks Sony's stock price*
Looks fine to me.
I believe you are thinking of Obamacare.