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).
When you have wages or self-employment income that is covered by Social Security, you pay Social Security taxes each year up to a maximum amount that is set by law. That amount has changed frequently over the years. For 2018, the maximum amount of taxable earnings is $128,400. The maximum earnings for each year since Social Security taxes were first collected in 1937 are shown below. If you: earned more than the maximum in any year but had only one job, the amount we use will be just the maximum amount.