SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
The United States Bankruptcy Code establishes a priority for nondischargeable obligations owed by a debtor to a state that are in the nature of an "excise tax." 11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(8)(E). The statute in relevant part provides:
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