Most of America supported Obama, and a large enough portion of that support voted for him to put him in office. So, you are correct that 'Americans' don't find inversion companies' actions admirable.
I am a conservative American, and I don't want US companies going overseas. I want their jobs, productivity, creativity, etc. to stay here. I'd prefer we lower our corporate tax rate to zero and institute a fair tax.
On the other hand, a lot of these companies, I think, are simply getting just desserts so far as taxation is concerned, for they, too, have proclaimed a 'liberal lite' line along with the Chamber of Commerce. Many of them contributed to the Obama campaign. Many of them were silent when the discussion about the rich paying their 'fair share' raged.
I have no great sympathy for them, and, in fact, if I could identify those particular companies, I'd go out of my way to make it hard for them to do an inversion.
They are hypocrites. I'd call it the hypocrisy tax.
“I’d go out of my way to make it hard for them to do an inversion.”
You are, by definition, a tyrant.
You think that companies are milk cows on the government farm. They are not. They are private property and are willing to play by the rules and pay reasonable taxes. When those taxes impact their ability to be competitive they will do what it takes to remain competitive.
You are so naive as to think they now have no options? You, like the government are wracked with envy and lust for power and money.
Watch the unintended consequences. You, like our government, will “blame the milk cow” for not producing when you are starving them of the opportunity to thrive.
I have no regard for people like you who are so short-sighted as to willingly give up your liberty and property - by supporting this garbage.
These companies may not technically “invert” but you are an idiot if you think this somehow makes “American Jobs” somehow more likely. Assets will go overseas anyway - people, expansion and everything else. We will now be importing what we could be making here - and if you do not see this you cannot be helped.
Watch what happens. Blame the cow for running to the next pasture over so it can eat. Blame the next farm over for prospering while you neglect your fields.
Stupidity. Raw stupidity.