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In other words, it would be bad for everyone if we stopped using each other's stuff.

In other words, it would be bad for everyone if we stopped using each other's stuff.

Even if the U.S.

Even if the U.S.

and the EU work past this, Carleton College economics professor Ethan Strube says this has profoundly hurt our relationship.

and the EU work past this, Carleton College economics professor Ethan Strube says this has profoundly hurt our relationship.

I think that the U.S.

I think that the U.S.

's credibility on trade with Europe is pretty shot.

's credibility on trade with Europe is pretty shot.

If it's not shot with European leaders, it is certainly shot with the European public.

If it's not shot with European leaders, it is certainly shot with the European public.

Strube says for a trade to work, people need predictability, a clear set of rules that everyone follows.

Strube says for a trade to work, people need predictability, a clear set of rules that everyone follows.

And when rules or deals get ignored, it's a lot harder to play nicely, or even at all.

And when rules or deals get ignored, it's a lot harder to play nicely, or even at all.

I'm Stephanie Hughes for Marketplace.

I'm Stephanie Hughes for Marketplace.

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