At least he did both in the same direction. Ford on the other hand will decrease revenue (vehicle registration fees, land transfer tax) and increase spending (Sheppard subway, new buses to replace street cars, increased operating cost for TTC, more police (why?)). Just like all conservative governments. For recent examples of decreased revenue and increased spending (resulting in increased debt) please refer to the Harper and Bush administrations.
This whole myth about being overtaxed in Toronto has gone way too far. Yes we have increased spending, but it was highly necessary. Can't anyone remember back to the end of the Lastman admin. Shipping all of our garbage to Michigan. Recycling that had to be sorted and that could take a fraction of what is recycled today. Declining TTC ridership (and a very bleak future for the TTC with no real future plans for expansion or improvement). A building department that took forever to process permits (no fast track). No Luminato, no Nuit Blanche. An oppressed arts community A huge infrastructure repair deficit (which still exists, but is much less severe). And gridlock, yes it was a problem back then as well, we didn't have a world ranking to prove it, but traffic was still shitty (and the only way Rob Ford will get rid of it is by stopping immigrants from coming here and getting rid of bike lanes and streetcars??? There aren't any bike lanes or streetcars on the DVP!!).
I don't really see anger, I see selfishness and near sightedness from the majority of those claiming to be angry. There is this hole sense of entitlement to the money that people earn. As if the jobs they work at are not at least partially a product of the services and initiatives from various levels of government.