The three polys. The classic symptoms of high blood glucose are polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia. In plain English, that means excessive urination, excessive thirst, and excessive hunger. Any doctor who hears this trio of complaints will reach for a blood glucose meter.
The Social Security component of the FICA tax is regressive, meaning the effective tax rate regresses (decreases) as income increases beyond the compensation limit. The Social Security component is a flat tax for wage levels under the Social Security Wage Base (see Regular employees above).
On Oct. 15, 2015, the Social Security Administration announced that there will be no increase in monthly Social Security benefit payments in 2016, and that the amount of wages subject to Social Security taxes will also remain unchanged at $118,500 in 2016.