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.
Turn Accessibility Mode On. Some people have to pay federal income taxes on their Social Security benefits. This usually happens only if you have other substantial income (such as wages, self-employment, interest, dividends and other taxable income that must be reported on your tax return) in addition to your benefits.
When you work for wages, a total of 7.65% of those wages are paid into your Social Security and Medicare account; your employer matches that amount. But unlike an IRA or other retirement vehicle, these are not pre-tax dollars. You must pay income taxes on the funds that are set aside in your Social Security Trust fund for your retirement years. With other retirement plans, you defer the income taxes, and contributions to retirement plans are not included in taxable wages on your W2.