If the Church is treated as a charity or a non profit organisation then the employees of the church are still taxed. At least they are in the UK via Pay As You Earn.
I've not brushed up on the conceptual framework recently but I would imagine that a similar system is operated in the U.S. Therefore the wages that these TV preachers earn would be taxed as they are profiting directly from their activities. However, I imagine that in congruence with our taxation laws here their expenses would not be taxable, this could feasibly include a multitude of luxuries.
So, in essence those charities that wish to pay their employees vast sums of money for their services do actually get taxed, leaving the charities which actually use their funds for the purposes the donors would appreciate the most, tax free.
I think this is fair in concept although as I've hinted there are many ways to abuse the system. Of course, such abuses are evident throughout entire sphere of tax collection.
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