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.
For high earners who enrolled in the program at full retirement age, the maximum benefit will increase by 3.7 percent, from $2,687 a month, or $32,244 a year, to $2,788 a month, or $33,456 a year. But only a handful of people are eligible for the maximum payout: The average Social Security benefit in 2018 will be $16,848 for the year.