That Unrealistic Catholic Tradition

American solution to economy: Don't make stuff. Suck from federal tit. Buy crappy toys from China. Sink billions into maintaining empire via multiple wars. Print more money. Support the twin sins of sodomy and usury, both of which are sterile attempts to unnaturally breed that which cannot breed. Abort kids and try to cannibalize them to keep Cher young forever.

Catholic solution to economy: Have a bunch of kids, then create wealth to feed them via either art (i.e. making something useful, good, and/or beautiful) or nature (growing, harvesting, mining, or otherwise exploiting what God gave us to make).