No. If you apply a force in a chair, for example, you only will be able to move the chair if you beat the static frictional force. So, with that example, we can see that is not any type of force that can produce movement. The only force that produces movement is a result force which is non-zero.
They are saying that they would like to see new roads and improvements, but they refuse to pay for it by giving up more money in taxes. Hope this helps :)