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).
Q: If you earn more than $117,000, do you keep paying Social Security taxes on wages above that amount? -- Patrick, Houston. A: No, you don't. The maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security tax this year is $117,000, up from $113,700 in 2013. Beyond the new limit, you're done with the 6.2% Social Security tax (12.4% if you're self-employed) for the year. You're not done with all wage taxes, though.