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).
Income Limit. Social Security tax amounts to 4.2 percent of gross taxable wages up to $110,100 a year at the time of publication. Wages above that amount are not subject to Social Security tax, although they remain subject to the Medicare tax of 1.45 percent.