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Your point being...what? That these megachurches should all take institutional vows of poverty? Who sets the limits?
I’m not convinced, yet, that Grassley has any business geting involved in this cooked-up controversy. People who choose to support their church should satisfy themselves that donations are being spent as they would wish. If not, they can stop sending money.

Why the hell does the government want to stick their nose into this kind of thing, with all the crap going on in Washington? I’d suggest we clean up the government’s house, first. Then, we can look outward...

Lock and Load.

Jesus did: Another time a man came up to him and said, "Teacher, what good must I do to possess everlasting life?" He answered, ""Why do you question me about what is good There is One who is good. If you wish to enter into life keep the commandments." "Which ones?" he asked. Jesus replied, "'You shall not kill'; ' You shall not committ adultery'; 'You shall not steal'; 'Honor your mother anbd your father'; and 'Lover your neighbor as yourself.'" The young man said to him, "I have kept all these; what do I need to do further?" Jesus told him, "If you seek perfection, go, sell your prosessions, and give the money to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Afterward, come back and follow me."
Hearing these words, the young man went away sad, for his possessions were many.

Jesus said to his disciples: "I assure you, only with difficulty will a rich man enter into the kingdom of God. I repeat what I said: It is easier fora camel to fit through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Matthew 20:16-24

As I recall, Martin Luther broke from the Church because of the practice of selling indulgences...how is what these megachurch preachers doing any different?