Well, I have to agree with Ford that some of the expenses from some city councillors are stupid, and cutting their expense account will not only decrease the overall expense budget, but also force people to think about what to spend their expense budget on.
For example, although not "evil", I'm not sure city councillors should be using the expense accounts to donate to charities. It's even worse when those donations are used to advertise one's self, through say names on t-shirts, etc.
Again, it's not an enormous amount of money in the greater scheme of all things Toronto, but it does suggest a certain disconnect between the councillors' mindset and budgetary restraint for the sake of taxpayers.
OTOH, I also think Ford's lack of spending on his expense account is stupid too. I see no reason NOT to expense office stationery and toner cartridges, for example.