Anyone else think there's a secret cartel running this country?

And the presidents, congress, senate and all the rest of this government are puppets to some banking mafia family?

It's like invasion of the body snatchers once they get in office.
Every politician, no matter what party, turn into BIG GOVERNMENT proponants, EXCEPT Ron Paul. I have a feeling he knows the answer to this question. I will research  this online.

Has this been explored in here, or is this just creative paranoia?

It couldn't simply be GREED!