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).
So, for a married couple with an income (adjusted as described above) less than $32,000, none of their Social Security benefits are taxable at the federal level. In the income range $32,000 to $44,000, between 50 to 85 percent of Social Security benefits may be taxable at the appropriate marginal tax rate. Above $44,000 in adjusted income, 85 percent of benefits may be taxable.