Any permanent solution must address the cause otherwise it isn't a solution, it's at best a band-aid. The problem with analogies like this is that they make no

Any permanent solution must address the cause otherwise it isn't a solution, it's at best a band-aid. The problem with analogies like this is that they make no sense. A medication that suppresses appetite isn't replacing the tire. Second, replacing the tire is worthless if the road ahead has another million nails on it.