Circulatory System: Facts, Function & Diseases. The circulatory system is a vast network of organs and vessels that is responsible for the flow of blood, nutrients, hormones, oxygen and other gases to and from cells.
And I must make one more important point about all this maximum benefit business. I just said that the maximum Social Security benefit this year is $2,663. But there are many people getting more than that.
SPECIAL REPORT: Maximizing Social Security Benefits. Your Social Security benefits are calculated based on your highest 35 years of earnings or half of your spouseâs benefits -- whichever is higher -- if you retire at full retirement age (currently 66). For a worker retiring at age 66 in 2012, the maximum benefit is currently $2,513 per month. If both you and your spouse earned the maximum amount that counts every year ($110,100 in 2012, but just $16,500 in 1977), you could each receive the maximum monthly benefits.