Two-thirds of U.S. voters (66%) think President Obama is likely to raise taxes on people who less than $250,000 per year. That figure includes 47% who say he is Very Likely to do so.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 18% doubt that will happen.

Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters think raising taxes on those who earn more than $250,000 per year would be good for the economy. But voters in general prefer tax cuts over more government spending.

Democrats, not surprisingly, are more confident that the president will keep his word. But, 46% of Democratic voters say he is somewhat likely to raise taxes on those with lower income. That view is shared by 89% of Republicans and 68% of unaffiliated voters.

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In his proposed budget, the president allows Bush Administration tax cuts to expire next year, raising taxes on those earning over $250,000 annually.
On the campaign trail and since, Obama has promised a tax cut for 95% of Americans and a tax increase only for high-income earners. His pledge has been put at risk by a group of moderate Senate Democrats who propose phasing out those tax cuts unless other savings are found.

Upper-income Americans, investors, and men are more likely than others to believe the President will end up hiking taxes on those who earn less than the $250,000 threshold. Thirty-three percent (33%) of all voters now expect their taxes to go up under Obama.

The Rasmussen Investor Index shows that investor confidence is up in recent weeks, but investors remain in a very cautious mood.
In the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll the President’s support has remained very stable for the past three weeks.

Thirty-six percent (36%) of Americans think the federal government should limit the annual earnings of corporate executives to no more than $1 million, and nearly as many say the same about athletes and move stars.

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