THE OLD ADAGE ABOUT GIVING A MAN A FISH VERSUS TEACHING HIM HOW TO FISH HAS BEEN UPDATED BY A READER: GIVE A MAN A FISH AND HE WILL ASK FOR TARTAR SAUCE AND FRENCH FRIES! MOREOVER, SOME POLITICIAN WHO WANTS HIS VOTE WILL DECLARE ALL THESE THINGS TO BE AMONG HIS 'BASIC RIGHTS.'