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.
Turn Accessibility Mode On. Some people have to pay federal income taxes on their Social Security benefits. This usually happens only if you have other substantial income (such as wages, self-employment, interest, dividends and other taxable income that must be reported on your tax return) in addition to your benefits.
The federal government sets the Social Security tax percentage and the annual wage limit. For 2011, you pay 4.2 percent of your taxable wages for Social Security tax, up to $106,800 for the year. If you have no nontaxable deductions, all of your wages are subject to Social Security tax.