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.
When you have wages or self-employment income that is covered by Social Security, you pay Social Security taxes each year up to a maximum amount that is set by law. That amount has changed frequently over the years. For 2018, the maximum amount of taxable earnings is $128,400. The maximum earnings for each year since Social Security taxes were first collected in 1937 are shown below. If you: earned more than the maximum in any year but had only one job, the amount we use will be just the maximum amount.