A county government has decided that it needs to generate more revenue to pay for repaving all of the roads in the county. County officials have decided that the best way to generate more revenue is to raise the tax on restaurant meals. Explain whether this tax is likely to be effective at generating revenue for the county. Be sure to identify, define, and explain any Economic concepts you use in answering this question.

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