The shared hero: live debt clock (Before), the signature crossing treatment (Moment) — Emergency Alert bars, alarm, or fade — and a sealed memorial (After). Toggle states in the header.
01 / The Moment
When Do We Cross
$40 Trillion?
The national debt right now
$39,999,861,204,118
~$92,000 / sec — nobody knows the exact second. Be there when it crosses.
It crossed.
$40,000,000,000,000
The screen went dark at $40 trillion. Move your light to find it.
We Crossed
$40 Trillion.
Crossed June 19, 2026
$40,000,000,000,000
You’re seeing this after the moment — 214,508 people called it. The clock hasn’t stopped.
Call the Moment, on its own: predict the DAY the debt crosses $40T (no specific time), lock it, and the panel flips to a histogram of when America called it.
02 / Call the Moment
When Will We Cross
$40 Trillion?
Pick any day from today through October — no need to call the exact minute. One call per person.
Lock your call
Add your email and we’ll tell you how close you were the second it crosses.
Where America Calls It
214,508 calls · most expect October · you called Oct 12 · your call in red
Debt visualization: projections slider with email capture and social share attached to the chart itself.
03 / The Road Ahead
Where This Is Headed
2026 (today) — $0.88T/yr in interest
Net interest is already the fastest-growing line in the budget.
Drag from today through PGPF's projections.
Learn-more cards as a horizontal side-scroller: the deck pans one card per step before moving on, and each card deep-links to PGPF.org with its own share button.
04 / Learn More
Go Deeper On The Debt
A three-question debt-IQ quiz: pick an answer and the stepper advances to the next question, wrapping back to the first.
05 / Check Your Knowledge
Test Your Debt IQ
How big is the national debt right now?
Channel the moment into a civic action: a neutral message to your representatives about the fiscal path. Address fields are required so it routes to the right reps (intrinsic data capture).
06 / Act
Make Your Voice Count
You watched the moment. Now tell your representatives that the fiscal path matters to you — a neutral, fully editable message.
Standard PGPF footer chrome — brand block, link columns, and legal line. Closes every deck.
Peter G. Peterson
Foundation