Hidden costs of poor sleep and corruption in China and Russia

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Poor sleep costs the US economy 2.28% of GDP
Increasing sleep could add billions back to the economy
SATA offers 9 different mattresses for different kinds of sleepers
China and Russia are highly corrupt countries
China is slightly less corrupt than Russia
Similarities exist between corruption in China and the US
Russia has higher levels of grand theft than China

The political scientist Yuen Yuen Ang argues that different forms of government create different styles of corruption. The U.S. and China have more in common than we’d like to admit — but Russia is a different story, which could explain its willingness to invade Ukraine.