ST K'S AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS Fine Art and Modern Design October 23, 2014, 6:00 p.m. EST Doors open 4:30 p.m. Auction Location & Contact Information: 18450 Mack Avenue Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 P: 313.881.1800 metro Making A Choice from page 16 proactive approach. We need to re- evaluate municipal financing here in Michigan. We have to get out of this crisis and fire-fighting approach — this emergency manager approach. Where I take great issue with the governor and his emergency manager's executing the city's bankruptcy is violating the state constitution by cut- ting retiree pensions. The constitution could not be clearer. They were wrong to do that. Wall Street creditors should have taken a shorter haircut. IN: What plans do you have to help Detroit continue its revitalization? Schauer: We have to look at revenue Montague Dawson (1890-1973), "Summer Skies: Six Metres Rounding the East Lepe Buoy in the Solent" Estimate: $70,000-90,000 Enrico Donati (1909-2008), "Atlantis II" Estimate: $6,000-8,000 Auction Highlights: Featuring art by Montague J. Dawson (British, 1890- 1973), Enrico Donati (American, 1909-2008), Francis De Erdelyi (Hungarian, 1904-1959), Reuven Rubin (Israeli, 1893-1974), Menashe Kadishman (Israeli, born 1932), Carlo Alfano (Italian, 1932-1990), Patrick Hughes (British, born 1939), John Greenwood (American, 1727-1792); furniture designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, George Nelson for Herman Miller, Bruno Mathsson; a selection of sculptures by C. Jere, Pierre Jules Merle (French, 1810-1879), Paul Aube (French, 1837-1916), Albert Ernest Carrier- Belleuse (French, 1824-1887); a selection of lamps by the Laurel Lamp Co., Nessen Studio, Marbro Lamp Co., and a fine collection of contemporary jewelry by Ippolita, Roberto Coin, and John Hardy. 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We also have to have the economic development tools that have been taken away by this administration: things like his- toric preservation tax credits and other incentives that were eliminated in order to provide a $1.8 billion cor- porate tax cut. The rug was pulled out from under the film industry here in Michigan, which was providing great promise and hope. I would expand and retool incentives for Michigan's film, TV and advertising industry. We also have to make a significant investment in our infrastructure. Part of the state's transportation fund, up to 10 percent, can be used for transit. We need to do much more to ensure functional transit systems that con- nect communities, such as connecting Ann Arbor and Detroit and DTW [Detroit International Airport] and Detroit via commuter rail. The states that are beating us eco- nomically invest in their schools, higher education and infrastructure and protect their natural resources, including community green spaces. That's what I want to do. JN: What are your thoughts on funding for public schools? Schauer: We're spending $1 billion on public charter schools. According to a Detroit Free Press report, these dollars are going to charters that, on average, spend $2,000 less in the classroom than public schools, shortchanging kids' educations. We owe taxpayers value with our public schools. Public education shouldn't be a profit-making venture. It should be about getting dollars into the class- room to educate our kids. JN: If elected, how would you address the Right to Work issue? Schauer: The governor said after Right to Work passed that "orga- nized labor picked this fight with Proposal 2." I disagree. It was a political attack. Unions have been integral in our history in providing jobs that pay a living wage and good benefits. These are things we should be striving for in Michigan. Passing Right to Work was not about jobs. Mike Finney, head of the MEDC [Michigan Economic Development Corporation], addressed the Detroit Economic Club two or three days after it passed. He was asked what the economic forecast was on Right to Work and he said that there wasn't one because the governor had said we weren't going to do this, so they hadn't looked. I've talked to academicians from U-M and MSU who told me about a study conducted by Notre Dame about Right to Work. Its finding was that Right to Work drives down wages — not just for union members but for all workers. That's the wrong direction for Michigan. I don't want to be in a race for the bottom in terms of wages. Right to Work is not good economic policy. An appropriation was put in that bill to prevent the public from hold- ing a referendum on it. I've seen poll after poll that shows if the public were allowed to vote, they would overturn that law. In all likelihood, it's going to take a legislative fix. You don't necessarily need a Democratic majority to overturn Right to Work. It would be a priority for me to over- turn it. JN: Do you have a role in mind for your running mate, Lisa Brown, in your administration? Schauer: I picked Lisa because she has a similar experience in terms of representing a really tough district and reaching across the aisle. She was the first Democrat to ever win that seat in West Bloomfield. She has great legislative skills. Education is also her No. 1 priority. She told me she wanted to help me lead on public education and she will play a key role in that issue. She's led on the floor of the house in standing up for women's reproductive health care. She was tough and would not be silenced. She's been an advocate for marriage equality and was among the first to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples as Oakland County Clerk. She's an incredible leader. She's the person who will help me lead Michigan in a new direction. ❑