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).
Social Security Earnings Definition. For Social Security purposes, your earnings are the sum of gross wages plus net earnings from self-employment, minus any net loss from self-employment. Examples of what are counted are outlined below. All wages are counted even if they are not covered by Social Security tax (FICA).