PENTA

THE WIN+WIN SOLUTION TO OUR POLITICAL DIVIDE

Pentanomics extends the FREE-MARKET APPROACH to all five types of human action.
Watch the 2-minute video to see how this ends up being a win-win.

Rick Raddatz, Founder

Step 1

Watch Video #2

The 2-minute video gave you the idea. This 9-minute training video gives you the full picture — all five types of freedom, and the five types of progress they produce — so you can explain Pentanomics to anyone.

Step 2

Ask Questions

Every movement starts with good questions. Ask yours below — Rick reads and personally answers every message.

Step 3

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Step 5

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Frequently Asked Questions

The political right been promoting freedom for centuries. How is this new?
The political right has been fighting for all five types of freedom but they only understood three of the five types of progress that freedom produces. Meanwhile, the political left has been fighting for four of the five types of progress, but they were doing it in ways that violated freedom. Pentanomics puts it all together. The political right gets all five types of limited government and freedom. The political left gets all five types of progress. The center gets the win-win combination.
People don't listen these days. How do we overcome that?
We start with whoever gets it. THEN we will worry about the rest.
Intellectual arguments don't win elections. Why should I believe this will work?
We're not trying to win an election. We're here to win the war of ideas.
What are the five types of freedom and the five types of progress?
We cover those in our training video. If we listed them here people might think they don't need the training! But the training is the key to winning the war of ideas and ending this dysfunctional political era.
I don't want a win+win. I want our side to win and the other side to lose. What do you say to that?
Win-lose is often the proper strategy if you want to win an election. But we're here to win the war of ideas. When you win the war of ideas the other side joins you. And that only happens if it's a true win-win.
How was this discovered?
Thousands of people from all political views participated in deep discussions. One of those discussions got Rick thinking about our political divide in a new way, and the breakthrough happened the next morning. But that was the beginning of the journey, not the end. The breakthrough has now been refined over thousands of additional discussions with both regular people and PhDs.
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Heard at the top

Portrait of Grover Norquist
This is the future of center-right politics.
Grover NorquistPresident, Americans for Tax Reform

Said to his inside circle at his Wednesday Meeting, after PENTA founder Rick Raddatz spoke there.

Portrait of U.S. Senator Mike Lee
Rick Raddatz is a class A S.O.W.G.I. — Someone Who Gets It.
Mike LeeU.S. Senator, Utah

After being briefed on this understanding of freedom.

Portrait of Dr. Barbara Krasner
Rick Raddatz has developed a remarkably elegant framework for thinking about freedom and related concepts. I support his effort to bring this to a broader public audience.
Barbara KrasnerPhD

Voices from across the country

It makes sense. I like the effort to bring economic productivity together with concern for people.
SteveSalt Lake City, Utah

Finally, government that makes sense.

Michael Hitchens

Great work, Rick. Brilliant.

Tom

Amazing work, Rick. You were born for this!

Henri

It's logical. It simply makes sense.

Gil

Looks very well thought out.

Geoff

Awesome idea. I will promote this immediately.

Peter Walton

Finally, we have a win-win solution.

Rene

Balance can be achieved when everyone wins.

Joe

This plan can really work. Thank you, Rick—this rocks!

MaineBob

The concept seems possible and doable.

David

Finally someone is talking about the solution and not the problem.

Morgan

I like the simplicity of the message and its diverse appeal.

Hugh

This seems to make sense to me. I'd like to hear more.

Jeff

I'm impressed with what I'm hearing. I would like to know more.

Dana

We have come full circle. Welcome home. We are back to pragmatism.

Neil Cosentino

I love the philosophy. Rick does a superb job of explaining it.

Kim

I'd love to get behind a solution that is practical and effective.

Mary

This plan can really work. Thank you, Rick—this rocks!

MaineBob

The concept seems possible and doable.

David

Finally someone is talking about the solution and not the problem.

Morgan

I like the simplicity of the message and its diverse appeal.

Hugh

This seems to make sense to me. I'd like to hear more.

Jeff

I'm impressed with what I'm hearing. I would like to know more.

Dana

We have come full circle. Welcome home. We are back to pragmatism.

Neil Cosentino

I love the philosophy. Rick does a superb job of explaining it.

Kim

I'd love to get behind a solution that is practical and effective.

Mary

Finally, government that makes sense.

Michael Hitchens

Great work, Rick. Brilliant.

Tom

Amazing work, Rick. You were born for this!

Henri

It's logical. It simply makes sense.

Gil

Looks very well thought out.

Geoff

Awesome idea. I will promote this immediately.

Peter Walton

Finally, we have a win-win solution.

Rene

Balance can be achieved when everyone wins.

Joe

In their own words

Across The Spectrum

What Americans of every political stripe said about Rick Raddatz’s Win+Win Revolution

I launched the Win+Win Revolution, a public campaign for “cap and prioritize” budgeting: cap what government spends, then fund the nation’s priorities in order, transparently, so that limits and compassion stop being opposing sides. Everyone who watched the presentation was invited to respond and to say where they stood politically. These are their words, lightly edited for spelling, with first names and self-descriptions as submitted.

Of 207 responses from Americans, 78 came from self-identified Independents, 57 from Republicans, 28 from Democrats, 24 from Libertarians, 10 from Progressives, and 10 from third-party voters. The response I was building for, and the one I got, was the same from every direction: finally, something we can agree on.

Democrats

Progressives

Independents

Republicans

Libertarians

Third-Party Voters

And The Fair Challenges

Not everyone was sold, and the best objections were the ones the plan was built to invite:

Those are the right questions, and answering them in the open is the point.