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).
2014 Social Security and Medicare Taxable Wage Limits and Rates. On October 30, 2013, the Social Security Administration announced an upward cost-of-living adjustment for the Social Security taxable wage limit. For calendar year 2014, the amount of earnings taxable for Social Security (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, or âOASDIâ) will also increase from $113,700 to $117,000. The employee and employer tax rate will remain unchanged at 6.2%.