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).
That depends on your income. In principle, the answer is yes, Social Security income is taxable. In practice, itâs not quite that simple. If you have other income in retirement, income from a 401(k), for example, then you should expect to pay taxes on our Social Security benefits.