APPENDIX Y APPENDIX VI manufacturing, Therefore, there territories sector financial and construction sectors. is no comparison with the which have virtually no other manufacturing and/or are almost exclusively dependent tourism and employment one other source of (e.g., on non-governmental American Samoa-tuna canneries; Guam-military.) IItl. “Economic the Self-reliance," lack of The Report "self-sufficiency" dependence on federal assistance. emphasizes and heavy We assert that "economic self-sufficiency," while a laudable goal, is simply impossible in today's world of trade and commerce. We know of no state which does not share economic interdependence with other states and federal should government. be distance Would GAO infer that economically self-reliant from the mainland, the Hawaii despite its geographic isolation, limited population and comparative lack of natural resources? We know of no small nation which is not ally interdependent to a large extent with one more major nations. reliant," eral If, by "economically or self- the Report refers to dependence on assistance, on page 38. 90600288 © economic- fed- we disagree sharply with Table 2 According to most authorities, 81 federal