Waste Management's revenues continue to rise, with the taxpayer-funded company taking in $13.65 billion in 2012, netting $1.3 billion in profits before taxes. CEO David Steiner received $33.7 million between 2008 and 2012, with other WM executives earning $70.3 million in the same years, leaving taxpayers wondering whether enormous salaries from WM's enormous profits could be put to better use.
Waste Management's revenues continue to rise, with the taxpayer-funded company taking in $13.65 billion in 2012, netting $1.3 billion in profits before taxes. CEO David Steiner received $33.7 million between 2008 and 2012, with other WM executives earning $70.3 million in the same years, leaving taxpayers wondering whether enormous salaries from WM's enormous profits could be put to better use.