Sweden, The Land of my Ancestors, Solution to Bad Banking

I wish the American government would take a clue from Sweden. They faced a similar financial crisis in 1992 and solved it, apparently for the better according to the NY Times.

 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/business/worldbusiness/23krona.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin

Washington, are you listening?